Example Sentences

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Months earlier, the country's neighbour, Iraq, had invaded.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

But the biggest challenge was the Gulf War, in which a U.S.-led coalition defeated Iraq after that nation had invaded its neighbor Kuwait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Johnson: First occasion, um, Saddam had invaded Kuwait.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024

The 36-year-old Pasco man told the Herald at the time that a virus had invaded his spine, causing some paralysis, and invaded his brain, leading to inflammation and swelling.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

All those messages had invaded my brain and affected the way I looked at things.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech