How to Use invade in a Sentence
invade
verb
- The troops invaded at dawn.
- When tourists invade, the town is a very different place.
- Weeds had invaded the garden.
- The cancer eventually invaded the brain.
- Bacteria invaded and caused an infection.
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All the more so when the Arab-state armies invaded in May.
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Emily Bazelon,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2024
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The split skin opens the door for fruit-rotting microbes to invade.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2023
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On one side of the park was the invading Russian army; on the other sat the Ukrainian front line.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 July 2023
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Toward the end of the film, Russia has invaded Ukraine.
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Stephen Rodrick,
Variety,
9 July 2023
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It was shut down by the state in 2021, right before the country invaded Ukraine.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
28 July 2023
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That same month, the Israeli army made good on their promise to invade Rafah.
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Ahmed Abu Artema,
TIME,
12 Oct. 2024
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But rattlesnakes have been known to invade yards and homes if the conditions are right.
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Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2024
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Enemies seen are the Fallen, Vex and Hive as the Earth starts to be invaded.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
14 Oct. 2024
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With an army this large, the Pact was able to invade at multiple points, from the Baltic coast down to southern Germany.
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Michael Peck,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2022
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This causes the cheese to look like the rinds were disappearing as the mold invaded their cheese cave.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 May 2023
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Early this month, three homes were invaded in as many days.
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Louis Sahagún,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2024
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Melanoma is less common but more likely to invade tissues and spread to other parts of the body, according to the AAD.
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Amy McGorry,
Fox News,
5 July 2023
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In the burger wars, Shake Shack invaded Los Angeles years ago from the east.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2024
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Oil prices, which soared last year when Russia invaded Ukraine, could do so again.
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Jeanna Smialek,
New York Times,
19 July 2023
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The strike is one of the deadliest to hit the city since Russia invaded in February 2022.
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Kostiantyn Khudov,
Washington Post,
17 Apr. 2024
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To step on someone’s shoes is to invade their space, their freedom, their sense of self, and to do so is dangerous to the stepper.
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The Salt Lake Tribune,
8 Dec. 2022
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Sparkle Theater, in which the entire game is set, has been invaded by new villain Grape and henchman, the Sour Bunch.
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USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2024
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It's now been over two years since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
20 May 2024
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That came to an abrupt end after Russia invaded Ukraine and cut off most of its supply.
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David McHugh and Matthew Daly,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2024
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Here are a few tips to keep mosquitoes, roaches, rats and more from invading your home.
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Cincinnati Enquirer,
The Enquirer,
29 Mar. 2024
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Earlier this week Netanyahu said Israel would invade the city whether or not a hostage deal was reached.
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Olivia Gazis,
CBS News,
3 May 2024
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To critics of the Russian government’s move to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24, the happy sights on the streets of Moscow may be alarming.
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Adam Taylor,
Washington Post,
8 Sep. 2022
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But after Butcher invades their safe house and kills Neuman, Hughie ends the episode kidnapped by Vought forces.
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Rendy Jones,
EW.com,
19 July 2024
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Somewhere out in the deluge was a family who had scrambled up to their roof when the water invaded their home.
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Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
30 Oct. 2024
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It is invaded by a revanchist Russia, led by a former KGB colonel.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
28 Oct. 2024
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