penetrating
adjective
penetratingly
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a word derived from
penetrating.
Example Sentences
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Throughout the book, Amis penetratingly relates the horrors of late middle age, less genteelly known as the beginning of the end.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
This distance enables both Elenas to write about the theme of “dissolving margins” in a way that is never overwrought, but instead penetratingly precise—revealing a problem that is metaphysical rather than sentimental.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2015
Thomas’s re-creation of the participants is based on historical accounts, but it’s her penetratingly imaginative insight that creates the sense of reality in these most bizarre circumstances.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2015
And along the way, Morris Robinson's Joe brings a penetratingly deep operatic bass to "Ol' Man River."
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2014
Elinor looked at him so penetratingly that Meggie wouldn't have been surprised to see a hole suddenly appear in his forehead.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
