How to Use profuse in a Sentence

profuse

adjective
  • They were profuse in their thanks.
  • He offered profuse apologies for being late.
  • The grape is dark and profuse, growing tight, heavy clusters on the vine.
    Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2019
  • Some people are profuse sweaters while others turn red and hardly sweat at all.
    Scott Lear, Quartzy, 12 July 2019
  • The tubing-and-bulb trick has so many uses, from profuse bleeding to inflating a part of a mask or making a puppet's ears move.
    Erin McCarthy, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2014
  • This is a popular salvia and hummingbird magnet with profuse blooms and aromatic foliage.
    Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 July 2017
  • But complaints about the refs, especially from the fan of a football team that stinks, will be tolerated in this chat … with profuse laughter.
    Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The fungus is known for its profuse production of biomass-degrading enzymes, which enhance the conversion process.
    Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
  • And among these rocks and cactuses, a leafless tree with yellow flowers, a profuse flowerer, unfamiliar to me.
    James Fenton, The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2019
  • With summer's humidity and profuse sweat in the rearview mirror, this month kicks off the perfect time to cozy up at home and add 10 new steps to your skin care routine.
    Tara Gonzalez, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2018
  • Three letters follow, but first come profuse apologies to the folks who wrote in response to an August column about swimming in Orlando’s lakes.
    Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Ancient statuary and sarcophagi are strewn between benches and profuse flowers that encircle a trilling fountain.
    Washington Post, 12 July 2019
  • The two enjoy enormous star power, and social media reaction — both positive and negative — was swift and profuse from the home crowd when plans for the properties were announced.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2018
  • More of them exhibit symptoms like mine—shortness of breath; muscle weakness and fatigue; profuse, cold sweating; atypical chest pain (or arm, jaw and back pain) and indigestion.
    Robin Oliveira, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2019
  • The White House decor might be a bit subdued for him though, since the penthouse was modeled after the Palace of Versailles, with rococo decor and a profuse amount of gold.
    Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2017
  • The story had broken in late July in Technology Review, spurring profuse hand-wringing and discussion.
    Jane Maienschein, Slate Magazine, 16 Aug. 2017
  • Much has changed through the years for hurricane experts, as profuse data and better technology for gathering and using it have expanded their capabilities.
    Lizette Alvarez, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Shedding light on the profuse dangers that threaten women migrants was a major motivator behind Huellas Que Germinan.
    Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Signs of rabies in livestock include lack of appetite, difficulty eating, drinking or swallowing, profuse salivation, blindness, circling, vocalization and fever.
    Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 13 Sep. 2017
  • In extremis, Miss Manners has known hosts to plead an outside commitment — accompanied by profuse apologies — although this may require some creativity at 11 o’clock at night.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2017

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