- present tense form of emanate (3rd person singular).
emanates
Example Sentences
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The light emanates from a glow-in-the-dark ice lolly.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mr. Anderson drives home the point that the Smithsonian’s ethos emanates from its leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
To all of us, to be technically correct, since it emanates from the speakers of Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 6.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The pungent smell of death emanates from the Caracas morgue, an odour that thousands of liters of donated chlorine cannot mask.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Katherine's smile reveals none of the discomfort that emanates from her.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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