How to Use penetrate in a Sentence
penetrate
verb
- The heat penetrated through the wall.
- The bullet failed to penetrate.
- My car's headlights couldn't penetrate the dense fog.
- The roots of these plants have been known to penetrate to a depth of more than 15 feet.
- These bullets can penetrate armor.
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None of it was loud enough to penetrate the volume of the crowds.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Dec. 2024
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Look for the Stags to penetrate and kick the ball out to a shooter or play out of the low post.
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Adam Baum,
The Enquirer,
15 Nov. 2022
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But at the same time, the work does penetrate my dreams or my sleep.
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Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 Dec. 2024
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When air can’t penetrate the soil, roots may grow up to seek it.
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Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2022
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The bird is then stored in the fridge for 1-2 days to allow the seasonings to penetrate the meat.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Oct. 2024
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The spores penetrate the ant’s body without killing it.
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Matt Kasson,
Discover Magazine,
28 Oct. 2024
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The spray foam clings to all sides of the grates to better penetrate messes.
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Carolyn Forté,
Good Housekeeping,
17 May 2022
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What if the trauma is a place that time cannot penetrate?
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Ursula Lindsey,
The New York Review of Books,
6 July 2022
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Be careful to penetrate all the branches with the spray.
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Neil Sperry,
San Antonio Express-News,
4 Feb. 2022
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There was a sharp pain in his left hand as the fangs penetrated just below the thumb.
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Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2024
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Rub wood stain over the area to penetrate raw wood, then quickly wipe clean.
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Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2022
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Make sure to pierce the chicken pieces with a fork to allow the brine to penetrate deep inside.
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Robin Miller,
The Arizona Republic,
5 July 2024
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The pilot hole depth only needs to be 70 percent of the depth the screw will penetrate into the wood.
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Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
30 Nov. 2024
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This area is called the mesophotic zone, the deepest place sunlight can penetrate in the ocean.
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Margaret Osborne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2022
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The blade should easily penetrate the soil to a depth of 6 inches.
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Joe Lindsey,
Popular Mechanics,
5 May 2022
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In the spring, if the ground is not too frozen, snow melt penetrates into the ground, aiding the first crops of the season, Vavrus explained.
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Claire Reid,
Journal Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2024
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The danger lies in the foxtail’s ability to penetrate the skin, ears, eyes, nose and mouth of dogs.
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Lisa Bloch,
The Mercury News,
21 May 2024
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Here, the Sixers try this weave play to get Tyrese Maxey room to penetrate.
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Andy Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
16 Nov. 2021
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In the spring, if the ground is not too frozen, snow melt penetrates into the ground, aiding the first crops of the season, Vavrus explained.
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Claire Reid,
Journal Sentinel,
11 June 2024
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Third-degree burns are the most severe and penetrate through the entire skin.
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Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
21 Sep. 2023
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The lotion worked well only at spots where the skin was thin, and couldn’t penetrate deep enough where the skin was thicker.
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Jacek Krywko,
Ars Technica,
16 Sep. 2024
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Dayan said the raid would also help in smoothing the way for the next time Israeli forces penetrate into Gaza.
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Saeed Shah,
WSJ,
26 Oct. 2023
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But thicker areas like your hands or feet, an over-the counter-cream doesn't penetrate as well.
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Taylyn Washington-Harmon,
Health,
29 June 2023
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And the funds really haven’t penetrated the market as much because the brokers don’t believe it.
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Andy Mills,
Quartz,
21 Jan. 2025
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City could not penetrate Chelsea’s press in the period after going behind to that early goal.
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Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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