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.
• The corn and cheese pervades all aspects of the movies.
  — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2017
• Not all of the imagery in this exhibit is this grim, but there is a gravity, a potential for loss, that pervades.
  — Rafael Francisco Salas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2018
• Those harmonies pervade just about every song—a connective tissue testifying to a common purpose.
  — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 23 Feb. 2018
• Not every dish on the menu works, and the noise can be deafening when the place is full, but there’s an authentic, caring spirit that pervades Son’s Addition.
  — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2017
• The air seems pervaded by palpable strains of both sensuality and desolation.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
• That question pervades conversations around privacy and consent.
  — Alicia Swiz, Chicago Reader, 10 Jan. 2018
• Accordingly, a sentiment that pervades is that of insulation.
  — Eric Bolin, ajc, 22 Nov. 2017
• Sensory distractions pervade most moments of a person’s everyday life, but the practice requires such elements be muted.
  — Newsweek Special Edition, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2018
• The compositions on the Philharmonic’s programs pervade our culture more than people might realize.
  — Anthony Barcellos, sacbee, 18 Jan. 2018
• In the meantime, Aran stresses the need to change the anti-marijuana stigma that still pervades American medicine and drug regulation.
  — Debra Kamin, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2018
• Mattioli and Spacone’s book is a look at the violence that pervaded punk rock and hardcore in the Southland in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
  — Robert Pursell, Los Angeles Magazine, 31 Jan. 2018
• From the décor to the food to the beer, the German theme pervades Zoiglhaus.
  — Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2019
• An eerie score composed by Hugo de Chaire featuring swooning strings and unsettling drums conveys the off-kilter anxiety that pervades the environment.
  — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• In contrast to The Cure's dark grooves, dream pop pervaded the fest this year.
  — Rob Schwartz, Billboard, 29 July 2019
• The same playful elegance pervades the rest of the house.
  — Jennifer Fernandez, House Beautiful, 6 Feb. 2019
• Douthat came of age during the culture wars of the 1990s, and the culture-war schema pervades his work.
  — Paul Elie, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
• The movement failed, but its ethos still pervades the islands.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
• We are covered in ash and strong sulphur scents pervade the air.
  — Radina Gigova, CNN, 10 Apr. 2021
• The stories were pervaded with sickness and death and what the young men thought was love.
  — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• But a strong expectation pervades the West Wing that changes are in the works.
  — Serafin Gómez, Fox News, 23 May 2018
• The feeling that this is a very crucial time will pervade the energy of the week.
  — Amy Solara, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2021
• Back on the set, the shock and sadness of Wood’s death pervaded the remaining work.
  — Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2018
• When screens pervade the field of vision all day, what counts as prolonged?
  — Susan Crawford, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
• The forward-thinking coaches pervading the league have thus far held to a type: young and white.
  — Robert O'Connell, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2019
• The islanders of Chiloé are proud of the part their soil has played in the rise of this staple crop, and potatoes pervade every aspect of life.
  — Mark Johanson, The Economist, 28 Aug. 2020
• And the comity that once pervaded Google’s workforce was frayed.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
• Troye Sivan would like to set the record straight — well, not straight per se — about some rumors that have pervaded the internet for the last few years.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 July 2023
• That pervading sense of peace lends itself to doing a bit of a digital detox – although there is Wi-Fi.
  — Adrienne Wyper, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024