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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These are the trees that will invade.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
New conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sparked tensions with Beijing recently by suggesting Japan could get involved if China invaded Taiwan, and the new budget will step up defense spending to 2% of GDP.
—semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Those of us who live in the eastern sides of Hamilton County and other eastern counties were invaded by Brood XIV of the 17-year cicadas.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2025
The December 2025 trailer shows the fabled Trojan Horse moment, when Odysseus and his army successfully invaded Troy by stowing themselves away in a large wooden horse.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
New conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sparked tensions with Beijing recently by suggesting Japan could get involved if China invaded Taiwan, and the new budget will step up defense spending to 2% of GDP.
—semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Those of us who live in the eastern sides of Hamilton County and other eastern counties were invaded by Brood XIV of the 17-year cicadas.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2025
The December 2025 trailer shows the fabled Trojan Horse moment, when Odysseus and his army successfully invaded Troy by stowing themselves away in a large wooden horse.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Invade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invade. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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