How to Use intrusive in a Sentence

intrusive

adjective
  • She tried to be helpful without being intrusive.
  • Intrusive reporters disturbed their privacy.
  • There are no intrusive bots and no lost threads.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Getlin and Pelayo were a lot less intrusive.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
  • Her lyrics are barbed with intrusive ideas that pull you in like a secret.
    — Sarah Grant, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Denizens of the no-frills, no-rules forum find the ads intrusive.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • And all the while these intrusive thoughts distract from the world right in front of us.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
  • What may seem like no big deal to you can feel like an intrusive act to a neighbor.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Kitchen tech won't be overly flashy or intrusive.
    — Madeline Bilis, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
  • The show also offers a voice-over as intrusive as a laugh track.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 June 2021
  • There were also those who felt some of the questions were intrusive.
    — Meagan Hurley, Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Our servers have been trained to serve in the least intrusive way possible.
    — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2019
  • And that’s just the start of Masha’s intrusive meddling and mind games.
    — oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Both teams have traditions in those leagues, so a switch back wouldn’t be too intrusive for their fans.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2018
  • Such thoughts are intrusive, scary, and are rooted in control.
    — Meagan Fredette, refinery29.com, 5 May 2018
  • Feeding those intrusive thoughts was a lack of precedent.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
  • But those intrusive thoughts can wait for another day.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Aim for a balance that keeps your brand top of mind without being intrusive.
    — Kartik Jobanputra, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Was that because the press was less intrusive, and there was no social media?
    — Caryn James, Town & Country, 21 July 2022
  • This helps build trust, since the process is less intrusive and burdensome for the user.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Other than that, the goats are pretty non-intrusive, and just get down to business and eat.
    — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020
  • The issue of intrusive microphones can be fixed, and that’s the good news.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Telling neighbors that their teenager left the car windows open would be intrusive.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
  • Some authors paint the media as an intrusive, uncouth pack of wolves.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
  • As a result, the cleanup process is longer, more intrusive and often tied to your legal record.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Her parents had been intrusive.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • 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
  • If possible, this time, tap only the people who were on the less intrusive end of the scale.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Only now are the drones fast enough to keep up with the quickest athletes in the world and small enough to be non-intrusive.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026

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