How to Use sea change in a Sentence

sea change

noun
  • But what seemed like a sea change may in fact have been a blip.
    — Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
  • That’s the sea change taking place.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • There has been a sea change on the right with Trump at the helm.
    — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Jahdé Marley took note of this sea change.
    — Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The duo launch the show amid a sea change in sports TV.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This is a sea change for our whole economy.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Some observers say a sea change among consumers plays a role.
    — Tony Bizjak and Ryan Lillis, sacbee, 10 Sep. 2017
  • It’s been a sea change in the arts and culture sector of the city.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
  • The world of the Web has witnessed a sea change over the last three decades.
    — Chintan Shah, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • This is a sea change—one with repercussions that could be felt for decades to come.
    — Mark Westall, Scientific American, 26 May 2021
  • People who have been out of the dating pool for a while may see this as a sea change.
    — Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2020
  • That was the beginning of a sea change at the label.
    — Michael Riedel, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026
  • However, there was a sea change in the years leading up to his death.
    — Natalie Escobar, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Even Schaefer’s number choice speaks to some kind of sea change.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • On the silicon side of things, expect a sea change soon, though.
    — John Burek, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
  • But there’s been a sea change in the public perception of the granny panty.
    — Shira Feder, Vox, 5 June 2019
  • Others jump to mark—or spark a personal sea change.
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In a mere season, there has been a sea change along the river in the Flats.
    — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Now, one game shouldn’t cause a sea change in roster-building approach.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Many are not used to working in studio, meaning that this is quite a sea change for them.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Dec. 2021
  • That was such a political sea change.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The effort is part of a sea change in the thinking about addiction.
    — Leslie Renken, The Seattle Times, 17 Feb. 2018
  • The past decade has seen a sea change that dictated the future of the garment.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • But the sea change has started, and many workers are already back in the office.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • His place made it through the sea change brought forth by the coronavirus pandemic.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
  • That is a sea change that will have far-reaching implications.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • CEOs don’t need to boil the ocean or create a massive sea change all at once.
    — Tim Houlne, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In the past decade, there’s been a sea change with respect to the global attitude to cannabis.
    — Devangshu Datta, Quartz India, 30 May 2019
  • Even more telling, perhaps, is the sea change in Atlético’s fortunes off the field.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2020
  • There are these sea change moments for young bands that don’t know how to respond or calibrate to them.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

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