How to Use emanate in a Sentence

emanate

verb
  • Good smells emanated from the kitchen.
  • Happiness seems to emanate from her.
  • She seems to emanate happiness.
  • Constant criticism has emanated from her opponents.
  • Heat emanates from both sides and stays warm for three to four hours.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
  • My love emanates from the small fairy ring of children.
    — Ellyn Gaydos august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Khan didn’t say where in Italy the show would emanate from.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There are fine roots that usually emanate from the base of the fleshy part.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 May 2025
  • But the yellow light seems to emanate from the canvas, to reach for you, to catch you.
    — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The blues still emanates seven days a week from Beale Street.
    — Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The first emanates from Russia.
    — Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • In the distance, the hum of an airboat emanated from the lake.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2023
  • There was a kind of strength that emanated from them that always impressed me.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 May 2025
  • The mood was light, laughter emanating from the back of the bus.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego U-T Preps, 15 Dec. 2017
  • This has been going on for years, emanating chiefly from the far right.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • This is where a lot of smells emanate from over time as material gets trapped in the pipes.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • His pride in his teammates was emanating from his ear-to-ear smile.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Photo and video from the scene show heavy smoke and flames emanating from the back of the house.
    — Kevin Vellturo, courant.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The forces shaping this do not all emanate from the White House, to be sure.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The forces shaping this do not all emanate from the White House, to be sure.
    — Robert Lloyd, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Smog hung low over the field, and French jazz emanated from the bistro’s speakers.
    — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The moon peeks out from the branches and emanates a halo of light, which pierces through the darkness.
    — Jane Park, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • Guests in the pews of the stunning church could feel the love emanating from the couple.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The source of the radiation was a hot spring that emanated radon.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 Oct. 2017
  • These claims have emanated from the top of the ticket and have gone well beyond Texas.
    — Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Not with all the smoke emanating from elsewhere.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
  • Much of the anti-work rhetoric seems to emanate from the United States.
    — Scott Schieman, Quartz, 1 Dec. 2022
  • From the lacing hooks right down to the rigid, grippy sole, these boots emanate quality.
    — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The agency said that any new information did not emanate from them.
    — Michael Dorgan , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The camera looked at the vibrancy, the heat that these people emanate.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 May 2024

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