Sentence example with the word 'pervade'

pervade

bespread, charge, decoct, entincture, honeycomb, infiltrate, leave no void, overspread, permeate, steep, temper

Definition v. spread or diffuse through

Last update: June 9, 2015


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The smell of flowers pervaded our garden.   [verb]

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He appeared at a time when contempt for intellectual pursuits had begun to pervade society.   [verb]

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It, however, has an extremely strong scent, which is said by those who have visited St Kilda to pervade every thing and person on the island, and is certainly retained by an egg or skin of the bird for many years.   [verb]

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Hawkeye, believing he had prevailed, soon fell asleep, and a silence as deep as the solitude in which they had found it, pervaded the retired spot.   [verb]

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That his mind may grow tranquil, and his ears train forward, his eyes lose their nervous contraction, and a fine sense of leisure pervade him.   [verb]

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When his manly face was distorted by suffering, she shared his pain; but during most of the time a calm, pleasant sense of happiness pervaded her mind.   [verb]

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Besides, her sable mourning robes were so well suited to the slight tinge of melancholy which pervaded her whole aspect.   [verb]

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Deep silence pervaded the lofty hall hung with bright-hued carpets, and softly lighted by three lamps with rose-colored globes.   [verb]

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The heavy air, pervaded by a fine mist, had grown cool.   [verb]

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But they were better informed: palaces have chinks in doors and curtains, and are pervaded by a very peculiar echo which bears even a whisper distinctly from ear to ear.   [verb]

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The love of travelling had pervaded all ranks, and carried the subjects of Britain into all quarters of the world.   [verb]

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