How to Use intrusive in a Sentence

intrusive

adjective

• She tried to be helpful without being intrusive.
• Intrusive reporters disturbed their privacy.
• The first is that the world is a much more intrusive space.
  — CBS News, 23 Nov. 2022
• And all the while these intrusive thoughts distract from the world right in front of us.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
• And that’s just the start of Masha’s intrusive meddling and mind games.
  — oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021
• But Paul Clement, the lawyer for the coach, said the prayer in the Texas case was made over a loudspeaker and thus was more intrusive.
  — Jeffrey Toobin, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
• Late one night in August 2019, intrusive thoughts were telling him to bang his head on the wall.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2021
• The issue of intrusive microphones can be fixed, and that’s the good news.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
• Her lyrics are barbed with intrusive ideas that pull you in like a secret.
  — Sarah Grant, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2023
• But once the class ended, some intrusive thoughts crept in.
  — Kate Willsky, SELF, 14 May 2022
• What is the best way to respond to this question that will not lead to more intrusive questions?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
• The show also offers a voice-over as intrusive as a laugh track.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 June 2021
• Compared to all the other Ring devices, though, this one feels the most intrusive.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2023
• Siroker says the goal is to figure out how to do that in the least intrusive way possible.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
• This helps build trust, since the process is less intrusive and burdensome for the user.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
• The LEDs can be gaudy or, worse, intrusive, and can be hard to disable or customize.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2022
• In a restaurant, if the sound of someone’s cellphone video is intrusive, ask the host to move you to a quieter table.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 July 2023
• Was that because the press was less intrusive, and there was no social media?
  — Caryn James, Town & Country, 21 July 2022
• If the butterfly is present, the company might move its well pad to a less-intrusive spot.
  — Star Tribune, 12 July 2021
• Some users viewed the introduction as an intrusive step that went too far, and Roku may hear the same feedback.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024
• To keep rods secure on a boat, look for a flush mount rod holder that is the sturdiest and least intrusive way to hold a fishing rod.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
• Telling neighbors that their teenager left the car windows open would be intrusive.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
• The intrusive thoughts about his small children, the images of death replayed in his mind, the boundless worry that he was broken, the sleepless nights.
  — Caroline Anders, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
• The latter are both less effective and far more intrusive.
  — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 20 Nov. 2023
• There would be fewer, and less intrusive ones, with the removal of requirements.
  — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 17 June 2021
• Indika cannot wholly keep out these intrusive thoughts and visions, and that is part of the wretched fun in playing the game.
  — Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 1 May 2024
• If a person regretted such a boost in intrusive imagery, the scientist might not be able to shut the mind’s eye back down.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2021
• Osaka has had more than her fair share of intrusive moments with the media.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 1 June 2021
• For businesses that want only a way for the whole company to make and receive phone calls, these statistics might seem intrusive.
  — John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
• Perhaps ballplayers then were more accessible because the times were less intrusive.
  — Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024