Sentence examples for pervasive terms from inspiring English sources

How do we, collectively, define one of the most pervasive terms of this generation?

A group of trade associations are protesting the new rules claiming that the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (crafted back when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president) is "extremely complex," and questioning the meaning of words like "serious, repeated, willful or pervasive," terms that have been part of OSHA parlance for decades.

But mention the odious and increasingly pervasive term "STEM education," and instead of cheerleading gear, I reach for my... pistil.

In 2010, the Science Times columnist Natalie Angier wrote an essay objecting to "the odious and increasingly pervasive term 'STEM education.' " In the years since, the acronym (for science, technology, engineering and mathematics) has gone from pervasive to unavoidable; a Web search for "STEM education" returns 105 million results.

Along the way, heterochrony became such a pervasive term that it lost some of its explanatory power; any change in timing became heterochrony, whether evolutionarily relevant or not (Zelditch 2001, especially pp. vii ix).

Context 'Context' is an all-pervasive term in pragmatics.

"Sports fans are not as pervasive in terms of quantity in the theater world," said Thomas Sadoski, a co-star of "Other Desert Cities," now at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

"It's pervasive in terms of how it effects all of our department".

I think it all kind of comes together to build that massive amount of fear that has become so pervasive in terms of every aspect of our lives.

"The abuse of women and children is underpinned by sexism, which is pervasive in terms of people's attitudes towards men, women and relationships.

A study of discrimination claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) supports these self-reports, finding HIV/AIDS-related employment discrimination to be "the most pervasive in terms of the number and magnitude of differences" and "particularly prevalent and conspicuous" compared to "a general disability population" [44].