pervades
Example Sentences
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The smell of fresh leather goods pervades the air.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
But an air of sadness pervades the grand staircases and halls of the Rand Club.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
Yet in the erasure of history, in the paralyzing censorship that pervades many parts of the world, we risk forgetting the lessons of the past.
From Salon • Aug. 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
Even in the daytime it seems dark; and at night, when the lights are on, this darkness pervades everything, like a fog.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
