pervasive

Example Sentences

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But despite the destruction and the pervasive threat of climate change in California, dogged survivors refuse to move away.

From Barron's

The prevailing theme is the public’s pervasive distrust of virtually every institution in American life.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But there needs to be limits, lest drone surveillance becomes pervasive and changes what it’s like to be out in public in America,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Logic would say that Nancy is already on borrowed time, but logic doesn't seem to be pervasive at the club at the moment.

From BBC

She lives “in hiding” in the capital, though the government’s pervasive security apparatus probably watches her movements closely.

From Los Angeles Times