How to Use intrusion in a Sentence
intrusion
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Glaciers melt because warmer, deep, dense saline water from the ocean is being pushed under them, known as seawater intrusion.
— Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024 -
Unusual prescience on her part or an authorial intrusion from the vantage of our less orderly world?
— Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 -
To protect against vapor intrusion, experts are trained to track how far chemicals have traveled beneath the ground before removing them from the soil.
— Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2022 -
Zehr said southwestern Oregon typically begins to cool near the start of fall as intrusions of Arctic air push across the region.
— Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024 -
Asked about a possible cockpit intrusion, China Eastern said such a scenario wasn’t plausible.
— Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 17 May 2022 -
In addition, the district is updating cameras on all campuses and installing a new electronic intrusion system.
— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 1 June 2022 -
The Delta’s main defense against saltwater intrusion has always been the Sacramento River.
— David Owen, The New Yorker, 11 May 2022 -
But should that law be welcomed as a national-security measure or opposed as a governmental intrusion into the economy?
— Douglas J. Feith, National Review, 13 May 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 -
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 -
This may have been the first successful intrusion of the White House grounds since the fence was heightened, but this is not the first time a toddler has made their way into the complex.
— Justin Klawans, The Week, 18 Apr. 2023 -
The sides of the car's carbon fiber chassis tub will need to better protect the driver and fuel cells from intrusions, although the FIA says this won't add more weight to the cars.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024 -
Forests have also been displaced due to the intrusion of saltwater and the subsiding land.
— Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024
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