transmutation

Example Sentences

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I think it’s a celebration of the transmutation of hubris to humility.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

It's difficult for researchers to make these kinds of observations; in fact, they are not able to directly observe acts of transmutation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2024

Indeed, when Soddy realized what was going on, he shouted to his colleague: "Rutherford, this is transmutation!"

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

To him the sun was less a stable object than a river, in its perpetual transmutation, and he said he never saw the same eclipse twice.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022

He still holds me responsible for the transmutation of our ship into copper.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman