Intruder is an English word with synonyms like interloper or trespasser. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Intruder in a sentence
Related words
Intruder meaning
Someone who intrudes.
Synonyms of Intruder
Using Intruder
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who intrudes.
- Useful related words include: interloper, trespasser, entrant, unwelcome person.
- In the example corpus, intruder often appears in combinations such as: an intruder, the intruder, intruder in.
Context around Intruder
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Intruder
- In this selection, "intruder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kills, pitch, first, targeting, tuesday and away stand out and add context to how "intruder" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pitch intruder during newcastle and after the intruder left. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "intruder" sits close to words such as accusers, analysing and artifact, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with intruder
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Before she fled, the intruder—the seeker—threw out, “Impostor! (10 words)
One night, my parents thought they heard an intruder in the house. (12 words)
Once inside a person's mind, every secret is open to the intruder. (13 words)
A spokesperson for TUI said: "We are aware of an incident which took place on 19th May involving an intruder at the Aqua Mirage in Marrakech and we are sorry to hear of impact this had on Mr and Mrs Louis and their children. (44 words)
Funk at first claimed she suspected an intruder had broken into the Flint Township hall and vandalized the ballot box seal, but no-contest in January 2023 to felony misconduct of office, which carries a five-year maximum prison sentence. (40 words)
He and production designer Thorsten Sabel make the apartment into such a joylessly minimalist location that it seems hostile to its intruder — I wouldn’t live in this place no matter how much money I had. (36 words)
Before she fled, the intruder—the seeker—threw out, “Impostor! (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Concord Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder Targeting Pot-Growing OperationThe owner of a Concord home shot an intruder Tuesday night who authorities think may have been targeting the homeowner’s pot-growing operation, police said Wednesday.
Supposing that the premises are both true (the dog will bark if it detects an intruder, and does indeed not bark), it follows that no intruder has been detected.
A coal oil lamp had been burning which allowed the family to identify the intruder.
As a result of the defendant's fear, with the intention of frightening the intruder away with the sound of the shot, he decided to fire a warning shot.
A spokesperson for TUI said: "We are aware of an incident which took place on 19th May involving an intruder at the Aqua Mirage in Marrakech and we are sorry to hear of impact this had on Mr and Mrs Louis and their children.
Authorities are searching for an intruder who broke into the historic Tovrea Castle in Phoenix recently and caused $90,000 in damage.
Back home, we were once more in the scene that had started the whole season, the one in which Anna awakened to find an intruder.
Before she fled, the intruder—the seeker—threw out, “Impostor!
Eddie Howe was confronted by a pitch intruder during Newcastle's 2-2 draw with Leeds on Saturday afternoon.
Funk at first claimed she suspected an intruder had broken into the Flint Township hall and vandalized the ballot box seal, but no-contest in January 2023 to felony misconduct of office, which carries a five-year maximum prison sentence.
Head teacher Pauline Buchan at Ellon Academy in brought in the procedure which meant students were put in a staged lockdown to prepare them for an intruder or chemical incident.
He and production designer Thorsten Sabel make the apartment into such a joylessly minimalist location that it seems hostile to its intruder — I wouldn’t live in this place no matter how much money I had.
However, she appears to have regained some of her memory and reiterated that accused number one was the first intruder.
However, the homeowner quickly reacts by throwing his cup, drawing a handgun, and opening fire on the fleeing intruder.
I don't personally believe the story of him thinking there was an intruder," said Mark West, a photographer who worked with Ms Steenkamp during her early modelling career.
I usually go in right before dawn prayers, so I arrived shortly after the intruder left.
Meanwhile, their seven-year-old daughter, Poppy, had found out about the unwelcome intruder and was distraught about him hanging out in her garden.
Mr. Downer was shot multiple times by an intruder at his home on Thursday at Huntley Crescent in Brown’s Town, St. Ann.
Once inside a person's mind, every secret is open to the intruder.
One night, my parents thought they heard an intruder in the house.
Common combinations with intruder
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an intruder 63×
- the intruder 56×
- intruder in 11×
- intruder and 10×
- intruder who 8×
- intruder was 8×
- intruder or 5×
- intruder has 4×
- intruder at 4×
- intruder had 4×