Example Sentences

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The scope of his attempted review is breadth-taking in its comprehensiveness and intrusiveness.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

But some bankers feel the ECB's approval process for buybacks is too onerous, industry sources said, adding to their frustration at the ECB's decision to shelve subsidised loans and perceived intrusiveness in operational decisions.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2022

Marks, with access and permissions that Maloof had denied to Bannos, tells Maier’s life with the intimacy of a scrapbook — and, at various points, the sanctioned intrusiveness of a detective log.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

Principal David Waugh said it was in response to recent comments made by the ICO on the potential intrusiveness of facial recognition in a school setting.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2021

As Hermia had suggested, her intrusiveness was impertinent, and Markham mentally added the adjectives "ruthless" and "indecent."

From Madcap by Gibbs, George