pervades

Example Sentences

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“In the culture of fear that pervades the PLA, these new appointees may not give Xi the frank advice he needs,” Wuthnow said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

For years, researchers have been documenting the gender bias that pervades the profession.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

The smell of fresh leather goods pervades the air.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 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

In fact the whole tendency to dualism that pervades human thinking may be found to be lessened, or changed, on Winter.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin