Example Sentences

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The "Jerk" method identifies extremely small ground motions that occur when magma intrudes into the crust.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Anderson plays the children's mother, whose presence intrudes into the family's lives despite her apparently having been killed by wolves.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

But time intrudes and the Zenyatta story has drifted off, needing a milestone to rekindle the memories.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

As the sea intrudes, salt ruins the crop.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2023

Into my restless sleep a figure in white intrudes.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein