transformative

Example Sentences

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The 1960s were a disruptive and transformative time in America, but the fair hoped to emphasize global connectivity and American optimism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Add in to the mix the potentially transformative effect of artificial intelligence - for good or ill - and the next few years are likely to be extremely challenging for politicians of all stripes.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“Historically, the most transformative industries, in their infancy, were the wild wild west,” said the president’s son, Eric Trump, who has co-founded two crypto companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

His presidency, while short and largely unrealized, nonetheless seeded much of the transformative legislation and social programs that defined the 1960s and the rest of the American century — and continue to be felt today.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

One year made momentous not only by the number of vital and transformative events and developments that took place, but by the fact that almost all of them were inexorably connected.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler