pervades

Example Sentences

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Months after it was announced that the surge of immigration agents in Minnesota was coming to an end, fear still pervades parts of the US state.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

For years, researchers have been documenting the gender bias that pervades the profession.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

But an air of sadness pervades the grand staircases and halls of the Rand Club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

She sat on the patchy grass and grasped at the sense of melancholy that pervades the Fighting Oligarchy tour.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025

Guilt pervades me, I’ve been found out, but for what?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood