- present tense form of penetrate (3rd person singular).
penetrates
Example Sentences
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The image penetrates deeply into the galaxy's center, revealing a sharply bent, ribbon-like jet structure and providing clues about the plasma's composition and motion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2025
By being forced to conceal their feminist values, she argues women are being stripped of their ability to fight against gender inequality, which penetrates workplaces, politics and public life.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
Light barely penetrates a few meters below the surface, so satellites cannot see deeper seagrass patches.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024
Potholes occur when water penetrates the surface of the road and affects the underlying base material, said Jennifer De Prez, a city spokesperson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
But the blaze penetrates the room, lighting it up in stripes: Toukhie’s panicked eyes; Anita’s forehead, wrapped with a silver ribbon like Clara Bow’s in Photoplay; Rose’s bare neck; Stepan’s and Karekin’s dark, downcast heads.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
