imbues

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Ms. Rose imbues Kyra with a warm graciousness but also a firm will.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Mr. Bernthal, an Emmy winner for “The Bear,” imbues Sonny with a pinballing energy as he gabbles orders at the hostages and begins flailing negotiations with the cops massing outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Wever imbues every word with a subtle nefariousness, bringing a depth to the film that it so desperately needs.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Better and truer than that character gimmick, though, is the well-realized, lived-in pall of Frankie’s sad existence, which imbues her problem-solving survival with a genuinely fresh, in-the-bones urgency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Parting day Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues With a new colour as it gasps away, The last still loveliest, till—'t is gone, and all is gray.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John