pervade

Example Sentences

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A sense pervaded the boat like a breeze that made you tingle, raising goose bumps on your skin.

From Literature

A similar style pervaded the June 14 “No Kings” nationwide protests.

From The Wall Street Journal

But with “Young Mothers,” the filmmakers pare back the desperate stakes that often pervade their movies.

From Los Angeles Times

“I couldn’t find the knowledge I needed to dispel this sense of unease that was pervading my body,” Cobb told the Edmonton Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Deep fear has long pervaded the arid savannah plains and highlands of north-western Nigeria - even before the US air strikes on the Islamist militants who have made this area their base on Christmas night.

From BBC