encroach

Example Sentences

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They have been a part of the city landscape since the 1930s, when urban sprawl began to encroach on their rural territory.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

He warns that humanoid robots might encroach on the manual-labor jobs some see as AI-proof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

A report that Meta is in discussions to buy billions of dollars’ worth of Alphabet’s highly specialized AI microchips has led to speculation that the Google parent could encroach on Nvidia’s dominant market share.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Roughly midway through, Pynchon’s characters hightail it all the way to proto-fascist Budapest, where shadows more lethal than any Tommy gun begin to encroach.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Under Sevier’s leadership, Franklin continued to encroach on Chickamauga lands.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz