invasion

[ɪnˈveɪʒn]

Definition:
1. The act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder.
2. Any entry into an area not previously occupied.
3. (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body.

Use 'invasion' in a sentence:

1. He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space.
2. If, at the time , the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
3. Those forces launched an invasion of a neighbor's territory.
4. It can facilitate gonococcal invasion of host cell, regulate apoptosis, influence complement and act as adjuvants.
5. WHAT makes for a successful invasion?
6. Something dramatic happened to Australia's dominant land creatures—somewhere around 46,000 years ago, strikingly soon after the invasion of a tool-wielding, highly intelligent predator.
7. This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
8. The invasion was held up by unexpectedly stout resistance.
9. There was a peaceful pitch invasion after Milan's eighth goal.
10. Soldiers guard the frontier against invasion.
11. We mustn't forget the plants, without whose prior invasion of the land none of the other migrations could have happened.
12. Since the U.S. invasion the president's reputation has nosedived.
13. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war.
14. By invasion time the lieutenant commander had cognizance over a thousand officers and ten thousand men.
15. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched their largest invasion.
16. Don't look too horrified, but we're about to have a great season for house spiders. So why not turn your home's arachnid invasion into a game?
17. Since the US invasion the president's reputation has nosedived.
18. They made it look like a home invasion-
19. This is not research. This is an invasion of privacy.
20. The actress described the photographs of her as an invasion of privacy.
21. Is reading a child's diary always a gross invasion of privacy?
22. They received intelligence of an impending invasion.
23. When the invasion occurred he ruled as a puppet of the occupiers.
24. There was widespread condemnation of the invasion.
25. The dangers of an invasion are environmental and economic.
26. These training exercises are designed to be a rehearsal for the invasion.
27. Hollywood Station called in a home invasion on an active case.
28. They are ready against the possible invasion.
29. He was commander in chief during the invasion of Panama.
30. Countries that still think foreign investment is an invasion of their sovereignty might well study the history of infrastructure in the United States.
31. Allied troops begin manoeuvres tomorrow to show how quickly forces could be mobilized in case of a new invasion.
32. The invasion has begun.
33. An armada of U.S. Navy ships participated in the invasion.
34. The suggested theory is that a plant community becomes more susceptible to invasion whenever there is an increase in the amount of unused resources.
35. Bush administration to prepare properly for the after-effects of the invasion of Iraq.
36. The invasion of the sand crabs!
37. The Beatles were described as a British invasion by local and nationwide newspapers at that time ．
38. The administration makes up excuse for the invasion of Iraq out of a few stray rumors, stale leads and discredited reports.
39. The army will do whatever it takes to defend the motherland against any invasion.
40. He has warned some of his more gung ho generals about the consequences of an invasion.
41. Allied troops begin maneuvers tomorrow to show how quickly forces could be mobilized in case of a new invasion.
42. At that time, the government was unwilling to resist foreign invasion.
43. Some minority languages are losing their identities because of the invasion of more popular spoken ones.
44. They all trembled at the prospect of an enemy invasion.
45. I felt my body involuntarily stiffen against her invasion of my personal space.
46. Farmers are struggling to cope with an invasion of slugs.
47. Seaside resorts such as Blackpool and Brighton are preparing for a tourist invasion.
48. He presents as an example the failure of the George W. Bush administration to prepare properly for the after-effects of the invasion of Iraq.
49. Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky.
50. The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion.
51. When the invasion occurred he seized power and ruled the country as a puppet of the occupiers.
52. Besides this invasion French has influenced English in several others ways.
53. To take an extreme example, farmlands dominated by a single crop are so unstable that one year of bad weather or the invasion of a single pest can destroy the entire crop.
54. The actress described the photographs of her as an invasion of privacy .
55. In 1935 the League of Nations imposed sanctions against Italy following its invasion of Ethiopia.
56. The invasion is known as the Norman Conquest, and it is very important for two reasons.
57. It annoyed him, the invasion.
58. Formerly a victualling station for the Royal Navy, it was an embarkation point for the invasion of France in 944.
59. The Normandy invasion began with overnight parachute and glider landings, massive air attacks, naval bombardment.
60. This carpet was found in japan, probably once a keepsake of a Japanese soldier after a yuan naval invasion was repulsed.
61. He resented the publication of this book, which he saw as an embarrassing invasion of his privacy.
62. He saw the publication of this book as an embarrassing invasion of his privacy.
63. The invasion of tourists brought life to the summer resort.