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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None of these textual and historical realities will matter, however, if the courts ultimately decide that a president – simply saying that the country is being invaded by a foreign nation – is sufficient to legally invoke the act and is not subject to judicial review.
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Daniel Tichenor, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Disruptors keep invading your customer base while cybercriminals and fraudsters take aim every day.
—Seamus Smith, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
If Earthrealm loses its 10th consecutive tournament against Outworld, then Shao Kahn will invade Earth and take over.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Putin questioned whether Ukrainian troops that have invaded the Russian border district of Kursk would be allowed to leave peacefully.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Tichenor, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Disruptors keep invading your customer base while cybercriminals and fraudsters take aim every day.
—Seamus Smith, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
If Earthrealm loses its 10th consecutive tournament against Outworld, then Shao Kahn will invade Earth and take over.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Putin questioned whether Ukrainian troops that have invaded the Russian border district of Kursk would be allowed to leave peacefully.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Invade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invade. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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