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'penetrate' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'penetrate' with 9 example sentences.


penetrate verb

: 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.
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