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 Cuban government said the planes had invaded their sovereign airspace following incidents in the preceding months in which Brothers to the Rescue planes had dropped political leaflets over Havana.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
In the third group, six 6-foot-tall paintings on canvas titled Split-screen, the colored stripes multiply and invade the black-and-white space above, creating overlapping layers.
—Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Pentagon worries that an expanding Chinese arsenal could be a prelude to invading Taiwan or an attempt to beat America's missile defenses, Panda said.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
When Japan invaded China in 1937, seventy-seven Chinese universities packed up their libraries, students, and staff to flee inland.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
In the third group, six 6-foot-tall paintings on canvas titled Split-screen, the colored stripes multiply and invade the black-and-white space above, creating overlapping layers.
—Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Pentagon worries that an expanding Chinese arsenal could be a prelude to invading Taiwan or an attempt to beat America's missile defenses, Panda said.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
When Japan invaded China in 1937, seventy-seven Chinese universities packed up their libraries, students, and staff to flee inland.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Invade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invade. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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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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