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

Kenya's famous giants have been invading Monicah Muthike Moki's land in southern Kenya, overlooked by Mount Kilimanjaro.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

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