penetrative
Example Sentences
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Martin said his side were in control early on, but many would argue otherwise given Genk's quick start and the penetrative runs of Zakaria El Ouahdi, in particular.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025
Unless there are recurring, penetrative rains in August, the family will sell half of its herd.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021
Above all, alchemists strove to capture the fluid, penetrative properties of ‘mercury’.
From Nature • Apr. 28, 2020
It helps that his midfield is less rigid – “I never want it to be absolutely structured” – but Kovacic showed the ability to unlock Hull with a penetrative pass from deep.
From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2020
Canaletti's pictures of Venetian buildings and canals strike us as cold, tame, and mechanical, accustomed as we are to the magic of Turner's palette and the penetrative force of his imagination.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Gozzi, Count Carlo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
