pervades

Example Sentences

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Dry humor also pervades a novel that is enriched throughout by the laconic speech of the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Behind this though was another anxiety, one that pervades Cambodian history: that of being a smaller country surrounded by more powerful neighbours.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 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

Silence pervades everything until the Doorman yawns and licks his lips.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak