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Encroach is an English word with synonyms like impinge or trespass. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Encroach in a sentence

Encroach meaning

  1. to seize, appropriate
  2. To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
  3. To advance gradually beyond due limits.

Synonyms of Encroach

impinge trespass trench entrench go on march on move on pass on progress advance infringe take advantage

Using Encroach

  • The main meaning on this page is: to seize, appropriate | To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory. | To advance gradually beyond due limits.
  • Useful related words include: impinge, trespass, trench, entrench.
  • In the example corpus, encroach often appears in combinations such as: encroach on, to encroach, encroach upon.

Context around Encroach

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Encroach

  • In this selection, "encroach" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, leases, proposals, now, northwards, upon and onto stand out and add context to how "encroach" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and then encroach it to and area and encroach on its. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "encroach" sits close to words such as abington, abled and adorno, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with encroach

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

In order not to encroach on ongoing and future investigations, they explained. (12 words)

However, their crops have been destroyed by wild elephants that encroach the village. (13 words)

Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow-legged frog. (15 words)

He also explained as to how the construction and demolition waste and the soil was deliberately dumped along the Gurugram-Faridabad Road to bring it at the level of the road and then encroach it to illegally run and wine shops. (41 words)

Mr Jack has insisted that the proposals encroach on UK-wide legislation such as the Equalities Act, which would justify the use of the power which has never been used before in the history of Scottish devolution. (37 words)

Further, the Planning Department has been instructed to ensure proposed extension on a road reserve in Emmasdale be revoked and another extension in Chanyunyu road be stopped immediately as they encroach on road reserves. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

He recanted his support for the project this year, saying the proposed leases encroach on areas manually harvested in the harbour.

Mr Jack has insisted that the proposals encroach on UK-wide legislation such as the Equalities Act, which would justify the use of the power which has never been used before in the history of Scottish devolution.

On many of the U.S.’s public lands, e-bikes now encroach on narrow trails previously used only by pedestrians or horses.

The mayor also ordered for removal of encroachments made outside the shops and action against those who encroach on the footpath by keeping any kind of goods.

A complaint has been filed against the alleged attempt to encroach on the land of Qutub Shahi Masjid located in Neknampur, Gandipet, on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow-legged frog.

Flooding has begun to encroach on subdivisions surrounding the lake to the East and West, evacuation crews began making their final calls for people seeking assistance.

Labour’s attempts to encroach on traditional Conservative Party territory came as Health Secretary outlined moves to boost community care and help make the NHS “faster, simpler and fairer”.

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Met Office meteorologist Clare Nasir said cloud and rain will 'slowly encroach northwards and eastwards' today and conditions would turn 'muggy yet again'.

The facility could store enough power for hundreds of thousands of homes, but some fear the development, described by opponents as “inappropriate” and “urban” in nature, would encroach upon the countryside.

Their research consistently shows that poor regulation and oversight of the timber and palm oil industries has enabled companies to routinely encroach on Indigenous territories and violate rights.

The site was deemed inappropriate as it would reduce the openness of the rural area and encroach on its landscape and character.

This, he said, gave the omo onile and estate developers more power to harass and encroach on farmers lands.

While conversations were on, people went back to encroach on the right of way and alignments.

Further, the Planning Department has been instructed to ensure proposed extension on a road reserve in Emmasdale be revoked and another extension in Chanyunyu road be stopped immediately as they encroach on road reserves.

He also explained as to how the construction and demolition waste and the soil was deliberately dumped along the Gurugram-Faridabad Road to bring it at the level of the road and then encroach it to illegally run and wine shops.

However, their crops have been destroyed by wild elephants that encroach the village.

In order not to encroach on ongoing and future investigations, they explained.

The ice in the northern and southern parts of the globe melted and the water levels rose and began to encroach on the land.

The plans to build on the former Pontllanfraith House site were initially rejected by councillors last month amid concerns the development would encroach onto the nearby Sir Harold Finch Memorial Park.

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Common combinations with encroach

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "encroach" in a sentence?
An example: "He recanted his support for the project this year, saying the proposed leases encroach on areas manually harvested in the harbour." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "encroach" from authentic English texts.
What does "encroach" mean?
Encroach means: to seize, appropriate
What are synonyms of "encroach"?
Common synonyms of "encroach" include: impinge, trespass, trench, entrench, go on, march on, move on, pass on. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "encroach" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "encroach", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.