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His staff often tries to rein him in, choreographing his days with an alchemic mix of structure and downtime, or presenting him with teleprompter speeches to deliver.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2019
With his alchemic blurring of eras, the sheer scope and commitment of his massive projects and an insistence on valuing ambiance above so-called authenticity, he attained mythic stature.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2016
But stitched together, the effect is bracingly alchemic in connecting us to a corrosive world, and characters for whom the mobility of sight is everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2015
Bobby Kinsey, a fluid technician at the Irene Kovaloff, oversees this alchemic transformation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2014
That speech turned an equivocal, a provisional victory on the field of battle—thanks to the alchemic power of Lincoln’s words—into a turning point in the history of American liberty.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
