How to Use pervade in a Sentence

pervade

verb
  • A feeling of great sadness pervades the film.
  • Art and music pervade every aspect of their lives.
  • And that's a theme that pervades this entire case.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • We are covered in ash and strong sulphur scents pervade the air.
    — Radina Gigova, CNN, 10 Apr. 2021
  • When screens pervade the field of vision all day, what counts as prolonged?
    — Susan Crawford, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The movement failed, but its ethos still pervades the islands.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The stories were pervaded with sickness and death and what the young men thought was love.
    — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • This pervading dogma has made young men scared to speak up, Nordean said.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The movie opens like an old folktale, and that tone pervades the rest of the narrative.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
  • That pervades everything and that’s still there.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The scent of porcine fat pervaded the air, and, to the south, a ubiquity of urine.
    — Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
  • The last remnants of evening light lie still on the hardwood, and silence pervades the house.
    — Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The feeling that this is a very crucial time will pervade the energy of the week.
    — Amy Solara, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2021
  • But amid the utter devastation of two years of war, a sense of gloom pervades.
    — Saher Alghorra, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Then the juice is cooked again, reducing it to a syrup, and its flowery, caramel-like smell pervades the camp.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
  • Given the sheer amount of combat in each game, there can be a feeling of sameness that pervades over time.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In contrast to The Cure's dark grooves, dream pop pervaded the fest this year.
    — Rob Schwartz, Billboard, 29 July 2019
  • In fact, that’s an issue that pervades the entirety of the demo.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
  • From there, kabocha likely pervaded other parts of Asia through trade.
    — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And the comity that once pervaded Google’s workforce was frayed.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But a strong expectation pervades the West Wing that changes are in the works.
    — Serafin Gómez, Fox News, 23 May 2018
  • From the décor to the food to the beer, the German theme pervades Zoiglhaus.
    — Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Back on the set, the shock and sadness of Wood’s death pervaded the remaining work.
    — Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2018
  • The fight over who gets what pervades every debate over gambling in Springfield.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018
  • Soul remakes of classic hip-hop songs have since pervaded social media.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout there is the pervading sense that evil is never that far from goodness, and that sometimes both are sides of the same coin.
    — Luke Dittrich, Esquire, 25 July 2014
  • If anything, there has never been a better time to satirize the hubris and folly that pervades the world of tech.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2018
  • White guilt is the terror of being seen as a racist, as a bigot that now pervades American life.
    — Fox News, 16 July 2018
  • If the idea of failure brings out the analyst in you, rather than a pervading sense of dread, the startup life might just be for you.
    — Stav Vaisman, Fortune, 12 June 2017
  • The laws are in response to AI that already pervades everyday life.
    — CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025

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