Example Sentences

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I did not know it at the time, but obsessive compulsive disorder was intruding into my life.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024

But my biggest fear was intruding on the way in which they understood themselves and their lives.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2022

Aware that she was intruding on a family’s “sacred space” during the worst moment of their lives, she always took the same approach.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2021

“I talked to her about that, like I was intruding, especially after he died. I felt very awed of Robert, how he sort of created her imagery.”

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2019

The room was cramped and even though there was an extra chair, I felt like I was intruding.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan