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

The smell of fresh leather goods pervades the air.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Yet in the erasure of history, in the paralyzing censorship that pervades many parts of the world, we risk forgetting the lessons of the past.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 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