METAMORPHOSIS in a Sentence

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He proved that the metamorphosis is a perfectly gradual one, and that no sharply separated stages of development.

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 Meanings and Examples of METAMORPHOSIS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
metamorphosis
 n.  marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
Classic Sentence:
1  The girls looked with horror upon this shameful metamorphosis, the man of the world shaking off his covering and appearing as a galley-slave.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle Tavern.
Example Sentence:
1  He proved that the metamorphosis is a perfectly gradual one, and that no sharply separated stages of development.
2  Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis.