- present tense form of pervade (3rd person singular).
pervades
Example Sentences
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For years, researchers have been documenting the gender bias that pervades the profession.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
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
Behind this though was another anxiety, one that pervades Cambodian history: that of being a smaller country surrounded by more powerful neighbours.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025
And while Knox has the carefully chosen words of a practiced public speaker, Van Patten has a chillness that pervades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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
