irruption

Example Sentences

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The most serious threat to liberalism was the irruption of Bolshevism, Fascism and Nazism between 1917 and 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"The principal challenge in the past was eradication by anti-predator campaigns. Today the main challenge is habitat loss, irruption of natural corridors by roads and barriers, and conflict with humans," Marin told Salon.

From Salon • May 31, 2024

Waxwings are annual visitors from Scandinavia but they sometimes come in more significant numbers - known as an irruption - in search of food.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023

Then, however, the slow irruption of history into Hans and Katharina’s lives gives Erpenbeck the chance to introduce the larger ideas she’s writing for: dissolution, union, the limits of human connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Her cheeks were ruddy and chapped in a way that presaged irruption.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson