penetrate
Example Sentences
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Ms. Davidsen’s soprano is both beautiful and brilliantly penetrating; she can also sing softly and still be heard.
The turbidites where they were found had been deposited at depths of at least 180 meters, far too deep for sunlight to penetrate.
From Science Daily
“Their communications have certainly been penetrated — they cannot meet without being targeted by Israel or the United States,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times
Kuwait's national oil company announced a "precautionary" cut to its crude production, as the country's military said Sunday it had responded "to a wave of hostile drones that penetrated the country's airspace".
From Barron's
What is meant to be the most penetrating display of contemporary American art leaves one with a grim view of the state of creativity today.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
