Example Sentences

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It’s about territory, and one side is encroaching on the other’s home turf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Buettner and others blame the Western lifestyle, which is encroaching.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

Saltwater is encroaching on parts of the aquifers that provide drinking water for the 3 million people who live east of New York City’s Queens and Brooklyn boroughs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

"Fabric Genie is a classic example of how artificial intelligence is encroaching into so many fields," says Mr Richman.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2023

If he ventures to make this dangerous experiment, he is promptly warned that he is encroaching on the territory of the economist and sociologist.

From Essays on Work and Culture by Mabie, Hamilton Wright