Example Sentences

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"I'm afraid," he said, "that I am encroaching on your time."

From In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories by Barr, Robert

This excuse does not hold good for you, Colonel Carmichael, and you must feel I am encroaching heavily on your valuable time.

From The Native Born or, the Rajah's People by Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross)