protean
Example Sentences
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He was one of America's most Janus-faced leaders, a protean figure who could sincerely shift from the pragmatic reformer to the vengeful autocrat without any apparent qualms.
From Salon
His most important musical affiliation began in 1964, when he joined what would become known as Davis’s “second great quintet” following the one that the protean trumpeter led in the 1950s with Coltrane.
From Washington Post
A decider seldom gets pure justice or has full control over his fate, because competition is protean, it moves.
From Washington Post
This exhibition, is only one of a number of museum projects tied to the protean Forten family of educators, poets, photographers, writers, and activists.
From Seattle Times
The women’s creations are simultaneously fixed and protean.
From Washington Post
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