imbued

past tense of imbue

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of imbued Krieps can’t help but respect Murphy for the unshackled nature with which his female characters are imbued. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 The dwelling has evolved over the years as Jenner has matured and trends have shifted, now imbued with warm neutrals and an air of serenity rather than bold jolts of energy. Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026 Pieces are imbued with such iconic imagery as the Mockingjay, blazing fire, arrows and Haymitch’s flint striker. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Part of the brand’s appeal is that even its placemats and wristwatches seem imbued with terroir. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The flavor has since gone on to be imbued in bagels, over the counter medicines and ice cream. James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 These more stately spaces are balanced with a playful energy, imbued via touches like whimsical wallpaper in many of the powder rooms. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026 Dolly understood the memory and emotion that can be imbued in even the most humble pieces of clothing. Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026 Twenty-nine years have passed since then, yet the memory of the princess—an empathetic woman who defied convention, vulnerable yet rebellious, and imbued with a profound humanity—remains vivid and very much alive in the eyes of the entire world. Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbued
Verb
  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Latin Salt is Pisqueya’s signature creation - a blend of sea salt and black pepper infused with Caribbean oregano, a distinctive, aromatic herb sourced from regenerative farms in the Dominican Republic.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Yost’s position forced Notre Dame to play a national schedule and infused the program with its independent DNA.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Imbued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbued. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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