Example Sentences

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In the U.S., foreign mussels are wreaking havoc in the Great Lakes, invasive fungi are threatening trees in Hawaii and non-native carp are invading rivers and lakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2024

"Once about 10 cats followed him into the Vatican,and one of the Swiss Guards intervened, saying 'Look, your eminence, the cats are invading the Holy See.'"

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022

It takes a big idea — aliens are invading seemingly every part of the world — but explores it through a series of small, intimate stories.

From The Verge • Nov. 12, 2021

“It’s not like aliens are invading the planet. But it leaves a little room for all kinds of possibility. That’s what draws me in.”

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2021

“The Germans are invading and the Americans are throwing a party?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin