imbue
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Though often confined to a wheelchair, his eyesight failing, he managed to imbue everything he did with the same urgency and ebullience that had marked his work for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
While eager to imbue him with reverential status, the Party is simultaneously wary that almost any discussion of Mao's legacy could rake up uncomfortable memories.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
"Artificial intelligence lacks feelings and memories; in short, it has no nafas... It can't imbue it into food."
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
“Robert sent lots of movies to watch that weren’t related, but you watch them and hopefully they seep into you in terms of a feeling where you then unconsciously imbue it into the work somehow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
“No harm will come to it. I may be suffering from brand-fly poison, but I can still imbue a charm or two.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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This imbues each sighting of the star with extra significance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Ms. O’Hara has the more richly written role, and she imbues Carmen with a gentle sense of yearning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Wever imbues every word with a subtle nefariousness, bringing a depth to the film that it so desperately needs.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
He didn’t just co-write this tale of two estranged brothers excavating their complicated history — he imbues it with his essence, its reason for being.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
To what shall I liken its glorious perfection of form, or the fire that imbues the cold marble with the soul of a god?
From Views a-foot by Bayard Taylor
"Human conversations are imbued with background assumptions that give meaning and relevance to the words being used," Denning explains.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
As such, in Hollywood, pop culture, athletics and beyond, women in their 40s are finally imbued with main character energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
And they imbued all that into making that show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
"Ilaiyaraaja's arrival was a watershed moment. It was an intervention by a person from an entirely different social and aesthetic background who had imbued a distinct aural soundscape," says TM Krishna, a celebrated Carnatic musician.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
I’d felt so brazen tonight, like the Halloween costume had imbued me with a new personality, one more worthy of Adam, of my family.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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Her interpretation showed early how a jazz singer could personalize the ballad, imbuing it with her characteristic rhythmic freedom and emotional depth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Halle Berry feels like a big sister, always imbuing a bit of sagacity but distinct youthfulness into every film she does.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The series largely belongs to them — both actors are terrific, Shannon imbuing Garfield with a gravity leavened with kindness and humor, Macfadyen’s Guiteau, optimistically dedicated to his delusions yet always about to pop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Rowan puts his hands on either side of her face and squeezes, imbuing her with an otherworldly gold light.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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