emanate
Usage
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The verb emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons. The verb emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building.
Example Sentences
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It was quickly wiped out as Iran's push for a winner intensified, Mehdi Taremi scudding the bar, causing a visible gasp to emanate from the table below.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
And it may again emanate from across the pond.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Much of the rest of the bottom line growth would emanate from share repurchases, which reduces the number of shares and increases earnings per share.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Specifically, she never clarifies for us whether the threats faced by her characters are external and real, or whether they emanate from deep within themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
The foreboding in her expression was so strong that Ekon felt it emanate in the air.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Lynch’s affection for the city and its singular luminance emanates from the intimate prints documenting its otherwise overlooked corners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The light emanates from a glow-in-the-dark ice lolly.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mr. Anderson drives home the point that the Smithsonian’s ethos emanates from its leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The most pressing issue emanates from Iran, which was the late February catalyst for the shaky performance.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
There’s a stillness, a calm, that he emanates.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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Additionally, 85 million pounds of food thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell that emanated from the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"This agency actually emanated and found itself in the budget from the executive," he said - meaning it came from within the president's own side of government, not from parliament.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
For several years, stock-market leadership emanated from tech companies with spectacular earnings, low debt profiles and huge piles of cash.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Residents rushed to shelters clutching bags and blankets, AFP journalists observed, as a large plume of smoke emanated from Kyiv's city centre.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
In fact, they welcomed the mayhem that emanated from the talking box as if it were a plague of locusts at harvest time.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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Of course the playwright has prepared the way, but the wayward emotions emanating from these inwardly glowing performances are refreshing in work that has the crisp, circumscribed elegance of a mathematical proof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
But only Curry could create the kind of monster Scott wanted – a villain emanating something more complex than evil.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Looking ahead: Strong consumer and business spending “underscores the resiliency of the economy in the face of the energy price shock emanating from the war in the Middle East,” said Nationwide Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Still they say yes—freely, cheerfully, wholeheartedly—and the love emanating from the packed pews at the Cathedral of St. Agnes speaks to the hope these men represent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“They were a gift,” I said, watching as the man squinted to avoid the glare of golden light emanating from La Llorona’s ear pendant and glinting directly into his eyes, momentarily blinding him.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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