ingress

Example Sentences

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Properties must meet certain physical requirements for ingress and egress, as well as fire safety and security requirements.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

"This incident is not related to proposed works to address current isolated pockets of water ingress which has recently been reported to the council."

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

It has a lifespan of about 30 years and concerns have mounted about the impact of water ingress on its safety.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

It’s 1833 in Friel’s fictional small town, Ballybeg, where a sweet, putrid smell rising from the potato fields forebodes famine and an ingress of redcoats threatens to blight the local heritage.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Rather, he would quietly appoint a committee to deliberate for eternity over exactly which door, and of what dimensions, would best facilitate the ingress and egress of all students.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson