intruding

Example Sentences

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The characters in her novels long for stability in landscapes where the past is forever intruding on the present—they teeter on the shifting border between perception and fact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The intruding ravens were tentative for a while — expecting the eagles to return, according to Voisard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

There are so many negatives intruding that investors would be lucky to escape the coming year in one piece.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

In general, authorities focused on regulating public morals rather than intruding on private lives, but this "middle course," with or without a mince pie ban, still provoked resistance and fury that often turned to violence.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

"Hey, salaam! Sorry about intruding in your lovely forest, but I was wondering if we might borrow that canoe?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda