'penetrate' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'penetrate' with 9 example sentences.
- penetrate verb
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: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
: come to understand
: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
: enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
: make one's way deeper into or through
: insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
: spread or diffuse through
Helium is capable of penetrating glass.
A nail penetrated the car tyre.
The bullet penetrated his chest, leaving him in critical condition.
Sunlight is penetrating the curtains.
Microwaves penetrate the food in the oven.
He gave me a penetrating gaze.
The cold soon penetrated his quilted jacket.
The smell penetrated through the whole school.
She let me penetrate her.