- present tense form of penetrate (3rd person singular).
penetrates
Example Sentences
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Another idea is that heat penetrates beneath the surface, builds pressure, and eventually releases a shell of dust into space.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
He’s been drilling holes in the concrete walls with the large red contraption, which comes with a small attached vacuum that sucks up concrete dust as it penetrates the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025
Mr Dorn said that before leaving their home, he had moved his electronics up to their loft, hoping that even if seawater penetrates the building it would not reach the rafters.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
Light barely penetrates a few meters below the surface, so satellites cannot see deeper seagrass patches.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 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
