pervades
Example Sentences
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Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
The smell of fresh leather goods pervades the air.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
In a time when contentious terminology pervades public discourse, the astute chronicling and monitoring of language is essential.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
She sat on the patchy grass and grasped at the sense of melancholy that pervades the Fighting Oligarchy tour.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025
Even in the daytime it seems dark; and at night, when the lights are on, this darkness pervades everything, like a fog.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
