- present tense form of pervade (3rd person singular).
pervades
Example Sentences
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Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
In a time when contentious terminology pervades public discourse, the astute chronicling and monitoring of language is essential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
But the Telegraph Neil McCormick awarded four stars, noting: "The overwhelming emotional mood is relief. It pervades the songs, a self-soothing blanket of gratitude that she has been rescued from solitude."
From BBC ● Oct. 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
Though he settled in France, the quality that most pervades Chopin’s style is homesickness for his native Poland.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
