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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Russia has suffered about a million casualties in its attempt to invade.
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Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The men’s national team has been invaded by foreigners.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 July 2025
In 2006, Lamont was a largely unknown businessman opposed to the war in Iraq and U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman’s role as a cheerleader for President George W. Bush and his decision to invade Iraq.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
But experts say that could be the livestock industry’s best defense against a flesh-eating threat poised to invade the southwestern US.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The men’s national team has been invaded by foreigners.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 July 2025
In 2006, Lamont was a largely unknown businessman opposed to the war in Iraq and U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman’s role as a cheerleader for President George W. Bush and his decision to invade Iraq.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
But experts say that could be the livestock industry’s best defense against a flesh-eating threat poised to invade the southwestern US.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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“Invade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invade. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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