How to Use radiate in a Sentence

radiate

verb
Definition of radiatenext
Synonyms for radiatenext
  • The sun radiates heat and light.
  • Heat radiates from the sun.
  • The pain was radiating down my arm.
  • Floating stairs lead to the fourth floor, where three of the home’s four bedrooms radiate off a square hall.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The film radiates a love of The Boss that’s as sloppily grandiose as my own — and maybe yours, too.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • At least 17 dust rings appear to radiate from a pair of stars.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
  • But, all the while, there was the back pain that had radiated since summer league.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Even if the cracks radiate out like a spiderweb, there’s a fix.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The sides of adjacent homes were burned from the heat that radiated off the fire at the construction site.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The mesh sides of this fire pit radiate heat outward and provide 360-degree views of your flames at work.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Faith Pinho: Alicia Cameli radiates warmth with a big smile that feels like a hug.
    — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Nearby, the fire pit area radiates warmth, setting the stage for gatherings of all kinds.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • These sudden movements radiate outward from the fault as seismic waves, which cause the ground to shake.
    — Sasha Warren, Scientific American, 24 June 2022
  • Poland also plans to join the high-speed club with routes planned to radiate from Warsaw to Lodz, Wroclaw and Poznan.
    — Ben Jones, CNN, 6 July 2022
  • From the small depression where the fire had been, cracks in the stone, created by the heat, radiated outward.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Stars don’t radiate much at these wavelengths and so appear much fainter.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The majority of the meteors will seem to radiate from around that area.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The energy from the Big Bang has been radiating throughout the universe for millions of years.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The only thing worse than a migraine is migraine pain that starts radiating down your neck.
    — The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 27 June 2023
  • The experimental songstress surfaced in a spiky gown, radiating like a sparkling urchin in the dark.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • In just a few seconds, a gamma-ray burst blasts out the same amount of energy that the Sun will radiate throughout its entire life.
    — Eleonora Troja, The Conversation, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The black-pink, two-tone effect of Miley’s gown manifests the soft-goth trend, while the tulle construction radiates princess vibes.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Rechargeable hand warmers are electric devices that radiate heat to warm up your hands—think of them like tiny space heaters.
    — Lacey Muinos, Health, 27 July 2023
  • The Lyrids will appear to radiate from the constellation Lyra (which is easy to spot thanks to its inclusion of Vega, one of the brightest stars).
    — Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Leathery fronds with wavy edges radiate from the center of the plant to create a striking vase shape that vaguely resembles a nest.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2023
  • This will also clear out any fog and low clouds in the region, allowing more sunlight to radiate across the valleys and coastline.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2023
  • An unveiling video shows what look like waves of energy, sound and lights radiating from the new logo and cans.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The style, which has cycled in and out of popularity over the decades, has often radiated bad-boy vibes.
    — Todd Plummer, wsj.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The economic ripples radiate far beyond the storm’s path.
    — David R. Baker, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But a small percentage of the site’s diamonds radiate rich pinks, purples or reds.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023

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