incursion

Example Sentences

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Cuba's interior ministry has in the past denounced other incursions into its territorial waters by privately owned US boats it said were engaged in smuggling Cubans from the Caribbean island to the US.

From BBC

Marie, who becomes the prioress of the abbey at 17, begins a rise to power — or as much power as a woman is permitted — using her fellow nuns to fight off political and violent incursions.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the past 15-odd years, China has stepped up incursions across its disputed border with India.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, the threat of an incursion by U.S. forces pushed Mexican authorities to take action, the source said.

From Los Angeles Times

An anti-corruption purge in the army has also not deterred Beijing from increasing its number of incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone.

From Barron's