Example Sentences

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The Madlanga Commission was established after a senior police officer claimed criminal gangs had infiltrated the government - an accusation that led to the sacking of the country's police minister.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

American Apparel stores had infiltrated, corporate coffee was everywhere and artists were getting priced out, heading East into Echo Park, Mt.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Smoke had infiltrated the apartment where he is staying with 30 relatives, making it hard to breathe, he said.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

“She told me terrorists had infiltrated the home,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Lying awake in the early hours, he thought back to the way he had felt the night before they had infiltrated the Ministry of Magic and remembered a determination, almost an excitement.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling