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
• Denizens of the no-frills, no-rules forum find the ads intrusive.
  — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
• 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 dialogue is over the top; the laugh track—and, in the first episode, a live studio audience—is intrusive.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2021
• If possible, this time, tap only the people who were on the less intrusive end of the scale.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2020
• That was just a snapshot of some of the intrusive thoughts that hampered the 29-year-old during her comeback.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
• 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
• But the company has done a good job at keeping these things in check and right now those messages aren't too intrusive.
  — Gene Marks, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
• The more intrusive the public sector, the more vicious the politics.
  — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 6 May 2021
• 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
• Aim for a balance that keeps your brand top of mind without being intrusive.
  — Kartik Jobanputra, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
• Players could get away with more rough stuff in those years, when TV cameras and replays were less intrusive.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020
• Career, fashion, Bridget Jones, novelty questions—which could be anything—or personal and intrusive?
  — Hugh Grant, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 13 Mar 2025