Sentence examples for transforming subtly from inspiring English sources

"It really is a shack," he would insist during the drive from Arizona, the desert falling away mile by mile, shrubbery and rocks transforming subtly from prickly saguaro and desiccated scrub oak to piñon, then aspen and spruce, an escalation of markers by which David had measured his own evolution, from nagging anticipation to delighted arrival, for more than twenty-five years.

Now those rooms have been transformed into subtly lit, opulent interiors that give the art of the belle époque the rich setting it deserves.

Here, time is folded back on itself, with the artist subtly transforming a piece of art history into something vibrant and new.

Unpleated, the chiffon would gather into supple, flutelike folds when worn by bodies in motion, subtly transforming the Doric into the Ionic order.

And then it ripples through your film, or your play or your book, animating all and subtly transforming everything from a prosaic good – or even great – into a thing of wonder.

Ms. Draper is very good at subtly transforming her voice, stance and facial expressions when she inhabits other characters in Angela's life, including a doctor who is indulgent about her many hypochondriacal complaints and a gruff divorce lawyer who comes across as a misogynist, though it takes Angela a long time to notice.

She acted the parts, concocted the poses, subtly transforming the girl next door into vamp and superstar".— Lynne Tillman.

He looked subtly transformed.

In the editing room, Lanzmann subtly transformed the interviews.

He released a book that subtly transformed his image.

The one and only Santa seemed subtly transformed.