sea change

Example Sentences

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The momentum is a sea change from last year, when hiring was weak in many sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

For Matthew Frank, author of The Ankler's Crowd Pleaser newsletter, the YouTube-to-big screen pipeline "feels like a sea change".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Nonetheless, some U.S. veterans are finding hope in the widespread opposition to the war, which marks a sea change from previous wars.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

“This is definitely a sea change from previous transitions,” Derek Tang, co-founder of LH Meyer/Monetary Policy Analytics, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The child’s name was minimalism, and its arrival heralded a sea change in the relationship between musical genres.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall