How to Use intrusion in a Sentence
intrusion
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The teenager, incensed by the intrusion, had grabbed the phone and fled.
—New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022
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The breakup was painful for me, and the pictures were a random and jarring intrusion, leaving me sad for the rest of the day.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
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The smell of smoke infused the overnight intrusion of damp marine air over the region.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 6 July 2021
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The gang hacked Evolve on Feb. 9, but the intrusion wasn't detected for over three months.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 9 July 2024
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Despite all the changes with the race, the track and the intrusion of current events over the years, the first Saturday in May endures.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
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To be a fourth party on the Zoom feels like both a privilege and an intrusion.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2023
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Schools are now left scrambling to assess the full extent of the intrusion.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Will an older dog think of a new friend as a playmate or an intrusion?
—Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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These were the ones that felt like the biggest intrusion of privacy.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
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There does not appear to be a big intrusion of cold air on the horizon for the majority of the U.S.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
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This has exposed the garage to water intrusion for 40 years.
—David Shortell and Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN, 4 July 2021
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But the intrusion is the demand for proof of vaccination, and the cruise line is suing to get it.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 9 Aug. 2021
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Due to the intrusion, Osha did not receive the same dark markings as Mae.
—Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 9 July 2024
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And there was also an intrusion of very hot air, rare for this time of year, onto the Antarctic plateau.
—Caitlin Kaiser and Angela Fritz, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
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The male who answered the phone told the complainant that his Amazon account had been locked due to an intrusion.
—Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2022
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The link has been a recurring intrusion into my thoughts for years.
—Matt Curtis, New York Times, 21 June 2023
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The closeness between Jackson and the lady becomes fractured by the intrusion, and the question of who or what Death will take haunts the rest of the film.
—Geoff Bailey, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2022
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Tyler is not the only employee to broach the issue of email intrusions.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
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The idea is for the boat to run without noise, so guests can enjoy the wilderness without any sign of human intrusion.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 June 2022
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Even weirder, the email said Facebook had been forced to keep this intrusion secret.
—Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2021
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In the first half of the 20th century, wells in Brooklyn and Queens began to show signs of saltwater intrusion.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
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In fact, most of the drama that TikTok so desires seems to primarily stem from the app’s intrusion into the ship in the first place.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
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Ducking into the rear seat under the X4's sloping roofline is made more difficult by the intrusion of the rear wheel well.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 8 June 2022
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There is debate among different arms of the U.S. government about the intent of the intrusions, but not about their source.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 29 July 2023
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Montana and Maine viewed the law as an intrusion on states’ rights and passed laws opposing Real ID.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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It is not known whether the diplomats alerted of intrusion had phones based in foreign countries or the United States.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Dec. 2021
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The exposure and all the media intrusion had made many people fear for the safety of all children and teachers at 261.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
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The main risk comes through vapor intrusion, or where vapors can enter the home and residents may breathe it in.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2021
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Ghost forests are scattered across the landscape as salt water intrusion kills trees.
—Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
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But again on Tuesday, the crew took multiple questions about what some see as the intrusion of politics on their mission.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
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