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.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2019
• Barbary sheep are now so profuse in the southeast mountains that they aren’t even surveyed.
  — Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2018
• Some people are profuse sweaters while others turn red and hardly sweat at all.
  — Scott Lear, Quartzy, 12 July 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 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, 15 Aug. 2017
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• But Ebola doesn’t always cause bleeding and it’s hardly ever profuse bleeding on the outside.
  — NBC News, 18 May 2018
• The fungus is known for its profuse production of biomass-degrading enzymes, which enhance the conversion process.
  — Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
• In addition to profuse bleeding, the wounded man suffered a severely broken leg.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2019
• 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
• This is a popular salvia and hummingbird magnet with profuse blooms and aromatic foliage.
  — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 July 2017
• 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
• The story had broken in late July in Technology Review, spurring profuse hand-wringing and discussion.
  — Jane Maienschein, Slate Magazine, 16 Aug. 2017
• 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
• Ancient statuary and sarcophagi are strewn between benches and profuse flowers that encircle a trilling fountain.
  — Washington Post, 12 July 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• That event, organized by the communications firm LifeSci Advisors, featured scantily clad cocktail waitresses and led the company to issue a profuse apology.
  — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 14 June 2018
• Overstimulated glands cause profuse sweating, tears and salivation.
  — Ben Otto, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2017
• 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
• The signs of heatstroke include heavy panting, glazed eyes, a rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing, excessive thirst, lethargy, dizziness, lack of coordination, profuse salivation, vomiting, fever, seizures and unconsciousness.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 22 June 2018

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