They reasoned that a festival was also a good opportunity to pull the residents out of the pervasive gloomy atmosphere.

It can't be the gray Seattle weather that agrees with these writers, so maybe it's the city's pervasive atmosphere of cultural hustle-bustle.

The buzz was immediate, even over the gasps and the tears and the pervasive atmosphere of fear.

The band makes much use of repetition to better invoke a pervasive atmosphere.

The pervasive atmosphere of terror resulting from this officially sanctioned violence is the greatest impediment to free and fair elections.

The heat was oppressive at first, but their bodies soon adapted to the pervasive atmosphere, and the hot vapor was very pleasant.

Such a pervasive atmosphere of dissatisfaction seemed to suggest that a radical revision of the concession terms would be possible.

There was a pervasive atmosphere of tension, anxiety, the knowledge that something was about to happen which was irretrievable.

The authors say that among the unsuccessful companies they studied, they found "a pervasive atmosphere of fear and distrust."

The pervasive atmosphere of gloom ends up choking the life out of this novel.