Examples of invade in a Sentence
The troops invaded at dawn.
When tourists invade, the town is a very different place.
The cancer eventually invaded the brain.
Weeds had invaded the garden.
Bacteria invaded and caused an infection.
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The United States is not at war, nor has it been invaded.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 8 Apr. 2025
Roses, Real Madrid, crowns: What to know about tattoos used to deport Venezuelan migrants
The ACLU sued to block the deportations, arguing that Trump's order exceeded his powers because the Alien Enemies Act authorizes removals only when war has been declared or the United States has been invaded.
—Luc Cohen and Ted Hesson, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Decades after the United States invaded Panama in 1989, Samuel Castañeda says the sounds and smells of that night – armored tanks rumbling, houses burning, and bullets flying around his neighborhood – still loom large in his memory.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
And invading the Crusaders home turf Tuesday afternoon was Christian, ranked No. 1 in the section.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 8 Apr. 2025
Roses, Real Madrid, crowns: What to know about tattoos used to deport Venezuelan migrants
The ACLU sued to block the deportations, arguing that Trump's order exceeded his powers because the Alien Enemies Act authorizes removals only when war has been declared or the United States has been invaded.
—Luc Cohen and Ted Hesson, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Decades after the United States invaded Panama in 1989, Samuel Castañeda says the sounds and smells of that night – armored tanks rumbling, houses burning, and bullets flying around his neighborhood – still loom large in his memory.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
And invading the Crusaders home turf Tuesday afternoon was Christian, ranked No. 1 in the section.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Invade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invade. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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invade
verb
in·vade
in-ˈvād 
invaded; invading
1
: to enter for conquest or plunder
2
: to disturb or intrude upon
invaded their privacy
3
: to spread over or into usually harmfully
bacteria invading tissue
invader
noun
Medical Definition
invade
transitive verb
in·vade
in-ˈvād
invaded; invading
1
: to enter and spread within either normally (as in development) or abnormally (as in infection) often with harmful effects
protect the body from invading viruses
branches of a nerve invade the skin area
2
: to affect injuriously and progressively
gangrene invades healthy tissue
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