intruding

Example Sentences

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Intruding oceans and shifting landscapes buried the resulting 60-kilometer-wide crater—about the size of Rhode Island—in a tomb of sand that eventually became sandstone.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 16, 2022

Intruding species have been removed: 800 Amur corktrees, along with Japanese honeysuckle, linden viburnum and devil’s walking stick.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2011

Intruding the door between themselves and28 all further speculation, the strangely-assorted pair proceeded along a dimly-illumed hallway to a room in which Raikes usually secluded himself.

From The Flaw in the Sapphire by Snyder, Charles M.

Intruding witnesses; that is, such as without being called by name as witnesses by the parties, offer themselves as witnesses, shall not be accepted, and are to be punished with the beer-bann.

From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William

Intruding colonies in the West Indies.—In the early years of the conquest Spain had occupied the larger West Indian islands—Cuba, Española, Porto Rico, and Jamaica—but had neglected the lesser islands.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene