- present tense form of pervade (3rd person singular).
pervades
Example Sentences
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Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
Dry humor also pervades a novel that is enriched throughout by the laconic speech of the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
But the Telegraph Neil McCormick awarded four stars, noting: "The overwhelming emotional mood is relief. It pervades the songs, a self-soothing blanket of gratitude that she has been rescued from solitude."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
She sat on the patchy grass and grasped at the sense of melancholy that pervades the Fighting Oligarchy tour.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2025
Silence pervades everything until the Doorman yawns and licks his lips.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
