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[im-byoo] / ɪmˈbju /


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While eager to imbue him with reverential status, the Party is simultaneously wary that almost any discussion of Mao's legacy could rake up uncomfortable memories.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

But Roslyn Ruff, a talented actor who speaks the verse with commendable clarity, fails to imbue the character with the necessary domineering imperiousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Ely was a favorite opener for veteran rock acts looking to imbue sets with Texas country swagger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025

"Artificial intelligence lacks feelings and memories; in short, it has no nafas... It can't imbue it into food."

From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025

“No harm will come to it. I may be suffering from brand-fly poison, but I can still imbue a charm or two.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Great TV imbues its fiction with a soul, coaxing us to view fully crafted characters as beings of flesh and blood, or constructed unscripted scenarios as truth.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

I’m a person who creates characters, imbues them with problems and makes up situations for them to struggle through toward emotional epiphanies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

This imbues each sighting of the star with extra significance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Ms. O’Hara has the more richly written role, and she imbues Carmen with a gentle sense of yearning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

The spirit which imbues them is highly devotional.

From Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman by William L. (William Leete) Stone

"Human conversations are imbued with background assumptions that give meaning and relevance to the words being used," Denning explains.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

As such, in Hollywood, pop culture, athletics and beyond, women in their 40s are finally imbued with main character energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

"Ilaiyaraaja's arrival was a watershed moment. It was an intervention by a person from an entirely different social and aesthetic background who had imbued a distinct aural soundscape," says TM Krishna, a celebrated Carnatic musician.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Former Imagineer Nikkolas Smith, a self-described “artivist,” imbued his Legacy Tower in Downtown Disney with hidden meaning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

As the practical details piled up in his mind, Conant, who had come to Chicago still imbued with the skepticism about atomic weaponry prevailing in Bush’s circle, finally began to reconsider.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Rahele Jomepour Bell’s deft use of acrylic paint and soft pastels evokes a world of hazy tranquility, a palette of greens, golds and oranges imbuing each page with a palpable warmth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

But rather than depict a childhood of adversity, her paintings empower the kids within them to claim their own space, imbuing her memories with strength and light.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

Best of all was Ms. Williams, imbuing Alona with a magnetic stage presence, emotional resonance and vocal versatility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

To its credit, Lee’s “Wedding Banquet” was adept at imbuing humanity into what could’ve easily been a very unserious comedy.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

Rowan puts his hands on either side of her face and squeezes, imbuing her with an otherworldly gold light.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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