Sample sentences for METAMORPHOSIS

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Definition

a complete change; or more specifically, the rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some insects

the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting

metamorphosis = a complete transformation or change

Strangely enough, in some ways Gramps seemed as upset with Dad's metamorphosis as Henry had been.
Gayle Forman -- If I Stay

metamorphosis = complete change

I mean she was taken away from the Minotaur before she could die. She was turned into a shower of gold, right? That's metamorphosis. Not death.
Rick Riordan -- The Lightning Thief

metamorphosis = a complete transformation or change

Biological metamorphosis through psychological imbalance!
Ray Bradbury -- The Martian Chronicles

metamorphosis = a complete change; or more specifically, the rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some insects

Swathed in silk, I feel like a caterpillar in a cocoon awaiting metamorphosis.
Suzanne Collins -- Mockingjay
Would not the next step in this painful metamorphosis of her character be a fierce and passionate repudiation of herself and all she represented?
Zane Grey -- The Call of the Canyon
DUDARD: That proves his metamorphosis was sincere.
Eugene Ionesco -- Rhinoceros
I'm lying in the grass next to Mother, watching the clouds in their metamorphoses.
Libba Bray -- A Great and Terrible Beauty
Wild black pig in a white rainstorm, concerned about this invasion, this metamorphosis of soap, this dented Volkswagen, this jeep.
Michael Ondaatje -- Running in the Family
In fact, his slight grin showed his pleasure in my metamorphosis.
Betty Mahmoody -- Not Without My Daughter
For now came a metamorphosis too amazing to be believed.
James Vance Marshall -- Walkabout
If my head had been down I would have missed Mr. Taylor's metamorphosis.
Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Every spiritual metamorphosis is preceded by a physical one.
Dan Brown -- The Lost Symbol
He said that was so, and proceeded to point out that the possibility of vivisection does not stop at a mere physical metamorphosis.
H.G. Wells -- The Island of Dr. Moreau
To make this of himself, the prince, he went through a metamorphosis.
Saul Bellow -- The Adventures of Augie March
No metamorphosis into a beautiful sad lady?
Maxine Hong Kingston -- The Woman Warrior
They illustrate the fact that the devotee at the moment of the entry into the temple undergoes a metamorphosis.
Joseph Campbell -- The Hero With a Thousand Faces
It was a drastic metamorphosis, both mental and physical, and it would have been difficult enough in fine weather.
Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
"Never," adds an eye witness of 1653, "have the sudden metamorphoses of the Court of Miracles been more happily presented.
Victor Hugo -- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Chief White Halfoat had grown almost fond of Captain Flume since his amazing metamorphosis.
Joseph Heller -- Catch-22

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