pervasive
Example Sentences
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They are the economic optimists, a breed that polling shows to be a distinct minority amid the pervasive pessimism.
The trend has spread to other African countries and has become so pervasive that it has drawn the concern of central banks in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Botswana and Namibia.
From BBC
Rozental had been thinking about loneliness in our society — how increasingly pervasive it is — since the start of the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times
But he says the problem is pervasive: “The number of people who don’t conform to the most elementary manners has grown, and they become aggressive if you ask them to change.”
Mr. Williams uses interviews, news accounts and even pop culture to provide readers with a strong sense of the pervasive disorder and fear in Goetz’s New York.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
