profuse

Example Sentences

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South Africa is Africa’s most advanced country but has struggled to solve a profuse inequality that has kept millions in poverty three decades after the segregation of apartheid ended.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

When K-pop star Karina posted a handwritten apology on Instagram earlier in March, it was both contrite and profuse.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

During the opening days of spring training this week, the Dodgers have been profuse in their praise of superstar free-agent addition Shohei Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Their results demonstrated that the increase in biomass was due to improved photosynthesis and a delicate balancing of life cycle transition between diffuse and profuse growth depending on nitrogen and carbon availability.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

He cut short my profuse apologies with a magnanimous wave of his hand, and went back over to his and Mme.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger