invade
verb (used with object)
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
have been invading
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present perfect progressiveof invade.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For weeks, the red critters have been invading swaths of northern Nevada and causing chaos, said the state’s longtime entomologist Jeff Knight.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
For decades, loggers and farmers have been invading their ancestral lands and clearing the forests.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2021
The moths have been invading homes, cars and even garages in mass clusters.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2020
Millions of the venomous amphibians have been invading communities, leading the government to ask residents to collect and dispose of them, according to the National Geographic.
From Fox News ● Dec. 31, 2018
Extraterrestrials have been invading the big screen since 1902, when earthlings met acrobatic aliens in Georges Méliès’s “Trip to the Moon,” widely thought to be the first science-fiction film.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2011
