Example Sentences

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But as we kept at it, all I could think about was the sweet, sweet smell of urea that was permeating my sheets.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2020

No matter doubt was permeating Scotland’s every move, something only exacerbated when Parris nutmegged poor Docherty.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2019

Sinkings had reached an alarming height: a spirit almost of fatalism was permeating the sea-actions of some of our Service.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)

But in the Carlovingian romances, which arose at a time when the enthusiasm of the Crusades was permeating Christendom, events were represented in a wholly different light.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

Though national education was in its infancy, a new desire for knowledge, and even a free-thinking spirit, was permeating the middle classes, and had gained a hold among the more intelligent of the artisans.

From The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by Brodrick, George C. (George Charles)