emanation

Example Sentences

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“The form of the danger is an emanation of energy. The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.”

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024

These were pre-Hispanic ingredients — old Aztec flavors, one imagined — many new to me in texture and taste, and, as such, they felt like an emanation of the culinary history of the land.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

“Chills and fever have been attributed for ages to ‘miasm,’ an emanation from the earth so subtle that the ablest chemist was not able to detect it.

From Scientific American • Nov. 6, 2021

Look for a lilac emanation running from west to east that resembles a narrow beam or arc; some chasers say it often occurs several beats after the more-grandiose auroras subside.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2019

A victim was still needed before the outsiders and many of the old inhabitants of Macondo would credit the legend that Remedios Buendía did not give off a breath of love but a fatal emanation.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez