imbued

past tense of imbue

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of imbued Fortunately our lead dog was imbued with a caution which is not always found in his kind. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 Since the first Interview episodes, Jones and Hannah Moscovitch, both playwrights, have imbued the series with a kind of meta-argument for the power of art in times of tremendous turmoil. Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 So lead designer Heather Menegat imbued a ground-up Boulder, Colorado, farmhouse with ageless, rugged warmth. Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026 The film appears to mark a departure from Impacciatore’s recent roles that are imbued in her goofy, exuberant persona. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 July 2026 The film is imbued with hope and cynicism, showing a mythic hero who is also fallible. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Sporting a classic, Georgian-style exterior, the home has been revamped inside by the acclaimed designer Kelly Wearstler, who’s imbued the interiors with a sexy, high-gloss aesthetic. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 June 2026 Then there’s the mythic highway – a cultural icon imbued with nostalgia for a specific, 20th-century idea of romance, adventure, freedom and the American West. Daniel Milowski, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 The female figures were not imbued with any larger meaning by the original artists. Eric Adler june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbued
Verb
  • Good binoculars will reveal a score of stars in this little group, while long-exposure observatory photographs show about 1000 in the area — all suffused in great clouds and streamers of nebulous light.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • Lyrically, these 10 songs are suffused with a bittersweet feeling of nostalgia for early adulthood, as heard on the album’s title track.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The dairy-free, vegan treat is a citrus sorbet infused with Pantalones Organic Reposado Tequila, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice, making for a treat that’s both sweet and tangy.
    Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • It’s infused with memories for McEntire and her siblings and a tribute to their mother, Jacqueline McEntire, who died in 2020 at age 93.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 July 2026

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“Imbued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbued. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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