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verb

present participle of trespass

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trespassing
Verb
Our shoulders, hands, and arms may pass through private airspace because the 10th Circuit Court ruled that’s not trespassing. Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026 The notice warned that anyone who remained could be subject to arrest for trespassing. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025 Police were called to an IHOP after reports Ellis was trespassing and cutting himself with a hatchet. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025 Entering someone's property without permission is trespassing, and cutting their trees and shrubs without permission could be characterized as property damage. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025 The lights and constant community presence helped prevent people from trespassing on the property or in nearby alleyways, Blochowicz said. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025 At the time of his most recent arrest, Popps was on pretrial release for allegedly trespassing at a local residential building in October and attempting to escape from the police station after being taken into custody, CWB Chicago reported. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025 The train hit a person who was trespassing on the tracks, officials say; the person died at the scene. Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 In a flashback 200 years ago, a young Malcolm and his cousin capture a mysterious pregnant woman who was trespassing on their land. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassing
Adjective
  • The two Americans were aboard a larger second vessel that carried the bulk of the invading force.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Taiwan's rugged terrain limits the number of beaches on which an invading PLA invasion source would be feasible, and these barges could deposit heavy vehicles beyond these beaches and directly onto coastal roads.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The human brain is highly susceptible to often unproductive mind-wandering, and modern technology has only made the problem worse.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The cafe is known for its panoramic view of small planes taking off or landing but also for past concerns about customers wandering off the driveway into the path of taxiing planes.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Iran woke up over the weekend to dramatic scenes of US forces landing in the Venezuelan capital Caracas to capture Tehran’s ally President Nicolas Maduro and move him to the US in a brazen nighttime operation that saw the president and his wife get dragged out of their bedroom.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Whenever the president floated some bizarre policy idea, issued a new threat, or told a brazen lie about the state of the economy, Hassett would be one of the first people on cable news justifying it.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Shop my favorite airport looks for winter travel below, with each outfit falling at or below $100.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 June 2025
  • Fortunately, Snow White’s newfound enlightenment does not deny her the possibility of romance, although princes are now strictly off-limits; her love interest here is a fetchingly impudent bandit, Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is leading a scrappy rebellion against the Evil Queen.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ross needs to continue to make bold and unique decisions, straying from his norms.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Earlier this year, repairable computer maker Framework released a laptop that can support a RISC-V mainboard, bringing open-source architecture to the masses—or at least, developers and early adopters interested in straying from mainstream closed architectures.
    Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The fox would once have crushed this insolent creature with a swipe of her paw.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Beautiful, not perfect; Alex can be rude, insolent, and subject to wild emotional swings and failures of decorum and logic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Tan carpeting ran up the walls and windows to keep out the sun and any inquisitive eyes.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • My core goal every year is always to level up as a father, husband, friend and colleague — a task made much more accomplishable by my endlessly inquisitive six-year-old daughter and phenomenal wife.
    Becky Bartkowski, AZCentral.com, 27 Dec. 2025

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“Trespassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespassing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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