How to Use intrusive in a Sentence

intrusive

adjective

• She tried to be helpful without being intrusive.
• Intrusive reporters disturbed their privacy.
• Without it, cars will be simply one more intrusive and risky mobile device.
  — Mike Juran, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021
• Its thumb buttons are small enough as not to be intrusive, while large enough to discern which button is which without having to look.
  — Brittany Vincent, BGR, 14 Nov. 2021
• If someone is overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts during a session, playing a video game for a few moments can help reduce anxiety.
  — Gina Rich, Wired, 30 Nov. 2021
• Many residents think wind turbines are much more intrusive on the eye and can’t be easily hidden, in addition to noise and safety concerns.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Nov. 2021
• The initial doses still seem to provide some protection, and requiring boosters, at this point, seems a bit intrusive, Ehrmann said.
  — Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com, 24 Nov. 2021
• Kruger’s work is intrusive by design, but in the era of relentless selfies and Instagram backdrops, some of her grandest works become denatured in this setting.
  — New York Times, 11 Nov. 2021
• Republicans said the latest legislation would damage the economy, give tax breaks to some wealthy taxpayers and make government bigger and more intrusive.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
• The first is that the world is a much more intrusive space.
  — CBS News, 23 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Then, out of nowhere on a form, my credit card processor asked me a ridiculous and beyond the pale, intrusive question: date of birth.
  — Dylan Ogline, Forbes, 6 May 2022
• And that intrusive low-battery pop-up that Windows interrupts your game with is still here.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 22 July 2024
• Could the heartbeat indicators be deemed intrusive by viewers?
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024