Usage examples for encroach
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When business pressed, he rather chose to encroach on his hours of meals and rest than omit any part of his work. – Self Help by Samuel Smiles
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They were allowed to encroach on the lawn, where they stood among the planted bushes and under the palms. – The Voodoo Gold Trail by Walter Walden
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A woman of sense and breeding will scorn as much to encroach upon the prerogative of the man as a man of sense will scorn to oppress the weakness of the woman. – An Essay Upon Projects by Daniel Defoe