incursion
noun
in·cur·sion
in-ˈkər-zhən 
1
: a hostile entrance into a territory : raid
2
: an entering in or into (something, such as an activity or undertaking)
his only incursion into the arts
Examples of incursion in a Sentence
an incursion into enemy airspace
there were incursions from the border every summer
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North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk since late October to repel Ukraine’s incursion in the southern Russian border region.
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Lauren Kent, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Devastating incursions in the East, displacing millions of people.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Stanford University graduate helping lead Elon Musk’s incursions into federal agencies is, like his billionaire boss, no stranger to pushing the legal and regulatory envelope, a lawsuit brought by Bay Area employees of the company formerly known as Twitter asserts.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
What To Know Fighting has continued in the Ukrainian salient in the Kursk region, where Kyiv staged an incursion in August.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Devastating incursions in the East, displacing millions of people.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Stanford University graduate helping lead Elon Musk’s incursions into federal agencies is, like his billionaire boss, no stranger to pushing the legal and regulatory envelope, a lawsuit brought by Bay Area employees of the company formerly known as Twitter asserts.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
What To Know Fighting has continued in the Ukrainian salient in the Kursk region, where Kyiv staged an incursion in August.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incursion
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incursion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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incursion
noun
in·cur·sion
in-ˈkər-zhən
: a sudden usually temporary invasion : raid
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