How to Use invasion of (someone's) privacy in a Sentence

invasion of (someone's) privacy

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  • So excluding the mileage tax is OK and avoids the issue of invasion of privacy.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Is Baker telling us that this scene is an invasion of privacy?
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2023
  • For Harry, the invasion of privacy goes back to his childhood.
    Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
  • This sense of an invasion of privacy is most keenly felt in a trio of set pieces in which Cassavetes lets the drama play out in what feels like real time.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The following month, her friends counter-sued him for invasion of privacy.
    Sanya Mansoor, Time, 26 July 2023
  • The Birdfy Bath Pro is a huge invasion of privacy for those with feathers but a big step forward for those who like watching them.
    Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The jury found Anyadike and Carey to be liable for invasion of privacy and unauthorized use of name or likeness.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Both clearly upset with the recent news and their invasion of privacy, Tommy gets out of the car and begins cursing and yelling at the paparazzi.
    Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 9 Feb. 2022
  • This also served as the basis for the judge advancing a claim for invasion of privacy against Netflix.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
  • John Denuto, 47, had pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of invasion of privacy.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The act of service, passive-aggressive or not, was seen as an invasion of privacy by the letter writer.
    Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Would this be an invasion of privacy if a Zendaya pregnancy were true?
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 June 2022
  • Vanessa Bryant brought this case to trial after suing the county for invasion of privacy in 2020.
    Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Advocates’ main concern, though, is that the machines could pose an invasion of privacy for New Yorkers who use the subways to commute.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
  • Conducting research on the risks of bias, discrimination, and invasion of privacy from the spread of AI tools.
    Michael D. Shear and, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Concerns about invasion of privacy lead ninety per cent of populace to move to Wi-Fi-less bunkers situated deep within the crust of the earth.
    Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Vanessa Bryant, who lost her husband and 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, in the crash, still could pursue her claims of invasion of privacy stemming from the photos.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Some members of the Chicago-area group are involved in an invasion of privacy and defamation lawsuit filed by a man who was negatively spoken about in the group.
    USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The request for therapy records is an invasion of privacy, Bryant's lawyers said in papers filed earlier this month.
    Stella Chan, CNN, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The photo identifies the location of his private quarters, and Fernández took that as both an invasion of privacy and a veiled threat, the person said.
    Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
  • That suit accused the newspaper of libel and false light invasion of privacy, among other claims, and is seeking $250 million in damages.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But guests see them as an invasion of privacy—a watching eye intruding on their vacation.
    Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The complaint accuses Hill of battery, defamation and false light invasion of privacy.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The suit alleges civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and more.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The lawsuit claims that the ban is an invasion of privacy and violation of equal protection under the state constitution.
    Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The jury also wasn't allowed to award punitive damages for invasion of privacy because the judge ruled Netflix and Realhouse didn't act with malice.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Harry and the other celebrities are suing the former publisher of the Daily Mirror for alleged invasion of privacy.
    Brian Melley, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • But as its use spreads, there’s a growing backlash from critics, who see the practice as an invasion of privacy, an expansion of police power, and biased against people of color.
    Scott Nover, Quartz, 4 June 2021
  • In it, Sandoval, 41, accuses Madix, 39, of invasion of privacy.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
  • Despite the dismissal of most claims, Peterson still retains the right to pursue defamation and false light invasion of privacy allegations.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2024

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