How to Use transform in a Sentence

transform

verb
  • The old factory has been transformed into an art gallery.
  • A little creativity can transform an ordinary meal into a special event.
  • To see this film is to be transformed.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Has the world's most volatile region been transformed?
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Skip the chicken and transform the sauce into a wider range of meals.
    Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026
  • His success has transformed not just a team, but the entire league.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • My anchor had transformed into a very strange place.
    Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Give your eyes at least 20 minutes away from bright light, and the sky transforms.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 May 2026
  • Beef broth transforms the sautéed mushrooms into a satiny, rich gravy.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But that rate, repeated over and over by drone units across the front, has transformed the war.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The deal was the first step in a larger plan to transform the property.
    Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And the player base itself has transformed.
    Steve Skinner, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The point is that a good sauce can transform and elevate a simple dish.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • The right plants and a few space-expanding tricks can transform your small-but-mighty green space.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
  • As Venus and Uranus clash, an epiphany transforms your beliefs.
    USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
  • My ideas about those things really transformed in the last couple of years.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • Six to seven low-and-slow hours later, your chicken will be transformed.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The answer, in this case, was not to transform the Galeazze, but to meet it on its own terms.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
  • The idea that art continues to transform and transmute and change.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026
  • Rainy weather — with no break promised by the forecast — had transformed them into pack mules.
    Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Fans of the timeless French tip need only add a few beats of bright red to transform the look.
    Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • When the midnight sun shines, Tromsø is transformed.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Clear coats can easily be transformed with chrome details, too.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 July 2026
  • How did that character transform your sense of yourself?
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • One rumor is that the house may be transformed into a lifeguard tower.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The speed and scale of AI is transforming how people think about work.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Actress Naturi Naughton has transformed her body one set at a time.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Tonkatsu, a crispy pork cutlet, is transformed with eggplant.
    The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Men’s shirting was transformed into dresses that’s been spliced.
    Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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