How to Use intrusive in a Sentence

intrusive

adjective
Definition of intrusivenext
Synonyms for intrusivenext
  • She tried to be helpful without being intrusive.
  • Intrusive reporters disturbed their privacy.
  • The first is that the world is a much more intrusive space.
    — CBS News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The issue of intrusive microphones can be fixed, and that’s the good news.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Her lyrics are barbed with intrusive ideas that pull you in like a secret.
    — Sarah Grant, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2023
  • What is the best way to respond to this question that will not lead to more intrusive questions?
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Compared to all the other Ring devices, though, this one feels the most intrusive.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Siroker says the goal is to figure out how to do that in the least intrusive way possible.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The LEDs can be gaudy or, worse, intrusive, and can be hard to disable or customize.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2022
  • In a restaurant, if the sound of someone’s cellphone video is intrusive, ask the host to move you to a quieter table.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 July 2023
  • Was that because the press was less intrusive, and there was no social media?
    — Caryn James, Town & Country, 21 July 2022
  • To keep rods secure on a boat, look for a flush mount rod holder that is the sturdiest and least intrusive way to hold a fishing rod.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The intrusive thoughts about his small children, the images of death replayed in his mind, the boundless worry that he was broken, the sleepless nights.
    — Caroline Anders, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
  • The latter are both less effective and far more intrusive.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 20 Nov. 2023
  • With a low noise level, the air purifier is non-intrusive and works well in busy households.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Baby-Sitters Club may find what end-of-the-world-stakes there are to be frustratingly intrusive.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022
  • Her intrusive thoughts are organic to how most of us feel when starting something new.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But these screens and the procedures for digital tipping have proven more intrusive than a low-pressure cash tip jar with a few bucks in it.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Mar. 2023
  • But this type of surveillance does not always work and can also be intrusive.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Does such a deep dissection of your work ever feel intrusive?
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2022
  • However, there is no need to be intrusive in order to obtain clients.
    — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Symptoms, which can include intrusive thoughts linked to the injury, nightmares and anxiety, can last from a single day to more than a month.
    — Eva V. Monsma, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2023
  • For a state that claims sales prices are not disclosed due to privacy concerns, the survey letter is very intrusive.
    — Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • This intrusive software takes over your browser settings, but the good news is they can be defeated.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • However, the daughter of the intrusive mother seems oblivious to the issue.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Even with a family’s consent, the in-home cameras can feel highly intrusive.
    — New York Times, 29 July 2022
  • In fact, as evidenced by the above poll result, a good number of them think these surveillance techniques might not be intrusive enough.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • What is to be obtained when Black folk who’ve lived here for years can’t move about their neighborhoods freely without feeling the intrusive presence of policing?
    — Andrea May Sahouri, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Abshir has to walk a tightrope with this intrusive, creepy guy who is nonetheless letting his family live rent-free in this house, but the curse stuff crosses a line for him.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Food noise is defined as constant, intrusive thoughts about food that are disruptive to daily life.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024

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