sea change
a striking change, as in appearance, often for the better.
any major transformation or alteration.
a transformation brought about by the sea.
Origin of sea change
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How to use sea change in a sentence
Despite the hard work of women like Fonda, Archer said, there had been no sea-change in attitudes within the industry.
This reticence—this reserve—suits Beck's voice and personality much better than the confessional self-consciousness of sea change.
Its so-called predecessor sea change got great reviews back in 2002, but it never really hooked me.
It illustrated a deep, and swelling, sea change in American fashion: things were getting wild.
‘Male Plumage’ Then and Now: The Changing Face of Men’s Fashion | Clarisa Diaz, Michael Keller, Isabel Wilkinson | July 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt reflects the sea change in society that is still under way.
Does crossing the sea change or annihilate the churchmanship of the missionary, or the passenger, or the emigrant?
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonHe told her how he had suffered a sea change, and now occupied the lofty position of a god.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerThe old sofa had been metamorphosed—it had suffered a sea change into something new and strange, as Holly quoted afterward.
For the Honor of Randall | Lester ChadwickEverything in it suffers a sea-change; everything is set to the music of the winds and the waves.
It was content rather than the form which suffered sea change in the process of transmission from the white man to the black.
British Dictionary definitions for sea change
a seemingly magical change, as brought about by the action of the sea
Origin of sea change
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