Example sentences for: transposed

How can you use “transposed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Finally, the words of a well-known saying may be transposed, or the entire phrase may be contracted to create new meanings:

  • These may represent genes overpredicted in both D. erecta and D. melanogaster , lineage-specific genes which evolved before the divergence of D. melanogaster from D. erecta , or genes which have transposed from (or to) other locations in the genomes of the more divergent species.

  • By making a tax dispute the putative reason for invading a planet, Lucas merely transposed historical events that Americans ought to be familiar with.

  • I am not suggesting that all the fun should be taken out of Spoonerisms; but, when transposed sounds reveal profound universal anxieties, then perhaps we should go beyond merely enjoying a good laugh.

  • Updike's hero, Ben, a 66-year-old retired financial manager, is suddenly transposed across the ages to ancient Egypt, then to the time of Jesus, then to medieval Ireland.


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