How to Use intrusion in a Sentence

intrusion

noun
  • 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
  • The article also shares that Adams posted an online video of the intrusion last year.
    Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 5 Jan. 2022
  • William complained about press intrusion, and Kate’s lawyers asked newspaper editors to leave her alone.
    Danica Kirka, ajc, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The couple said the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British press were what prompted them to step back as senior royals.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • But as the storm progresses, an intrusion of warmer air in the atmosphere is expected to turn precipitation icy and rainy.
    Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The small hippos face many pressures, including loss of habitat, hunting and human intrusion into their environment.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Salt water intrusion also is responsible for killing many of the Florida slash pines that gave Big Pine Key its name.
    Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Voting rights legislation has so far been blocked due to objections by Republicans, who say the reforms amount to federal intrusion.
    Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The memo has sparked both support and calls for a boycott, with the division coming down to whether consumers support vaccination requirements or see them as an intrusion on personal freedom.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The teenager, incensed by the intrusion, had grabbed the phone and fled.
    New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • The gang hacked Evolve on Feb. 9, but the intrusion wasn't detected for over three months.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 9 July 2024
  • 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
  • To be a fourth party on the Zoom feels like both a privilege and an intrusion.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Will an older dog think of a new friend as a playmate or an intrusion?
    Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • These were the ones that felt like the biggest intrusion of privacy.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • 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
  • Due to the intrusion, Osha did not receive the same dark markings as Mae.
    Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 9 July 2024
  • 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
  • The link has been a recurring intrusion into my thoughts for years.
    Matt Curtis, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • 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
  • Tyler is not the only employee to broach the issue of email intrusions.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ghost forests are scattered across the landscape as salt water intrusion kills trees.
    Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
  • The casual intrusion of food is a constant leitmotif of the books.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022

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