Bob Marley was and is reggae music's most transcendent figure.

At the risk of sounding patently unpatriotic, an ethnic Hungarian, Seles, and a German, Graf, were this year's transcendent figures, in gutsy, ground-stroking tandem.

She was a transcendent public figure, someone I had admired and respected for as long as I could remember.

"What really matters is that he is there and that he is a transcendent figure."

"Through intimate conversations, I hope to provide greater insight into this transcendent figure."

Mr. Levin told reporters there that Mr. Turner was going to have "a much larger canvas" and would be "a transcendent figure" in shaping the company's strategic vision.

Shamans were transcendent figures who could guide you on an experience.

"Joseph has become one of those transcendent figures in American history," he said.

To the Editor: Shakespeare is such a transcendent figure that we try to learn as much about him as we can.

Yet, he still remains a transcendent figure both in specifically political contexts and as a wide-ranging popular icon of youthful rebellion.