Example Sentences

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By channeling himself into the role, he transfigures a stereotype.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

In an extended recording-studio sequence, Aretha’s sisters, Carolyn and Erma Franklin, sing all the backup vocals — not Cissy Houston, whose wordless soprano counterpoint transfigures the song.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2021

All great art is consoling because it transfigures our ordinary feelings into something bigger.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2016

The show, which is having its world premiere here at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, boldly transfigures the whimsical charms of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's movie into sparkling musical comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2015

And this backward and forward look transfigures the present with a new glory and a fresh hope.

From St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles