impinge on/upon

phrasal verb

impinged on/upon; impinging on/upon; impinges on/upon

formal

: to affect (something) in a way that is unwanted : to have a bad effect on (something)

Her work is impinging on her social life.

The government wants to avoid impinging upon the affairs of private citizens.

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On the other hand, that does impinge on sovereignty issues. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 But in the 1960s, doubt began to impinge on this theory, reports the New York Times’ Carl Zimmer. —

Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024 Defending the loophole, Moody argues that fewer admission tickets to gun shows would impinge on Florida’s sales tax revenue — pure folly. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024 Routine and cliché, frustration and anger, despair and fatigue weigh heavily on the dispossessed, and impinge on the relationship at the movie’s center. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for impinge on/upon

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