encroaching

Example Sentences

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It’s about territory, and one side is encroaching on the other’s home turf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The phrase was used to help describe the game's tense atmosphere, born from its fixed camera angles, forever encroaching zombies and a limited supply of ammunition to shoot them with.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

A mix of short-seller reports, worries about artificial intelligence encroaching on its core game-advertising business, and weakness in tech stocks has weighed on shares.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, those who sell traditional Valentine’s Day gift items don’t seem overly worried about vacuum brands encroaching on their turf.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

With horror he saw that some of the encroaching blackness was, in fact, a great army moving upon Myr Tariniel.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss