4 uses
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Definition
an involvement or interruption that is unwelcome
- With an apology for my intrusion, I was about to withdraw when Holmes pulled me abruptly into the room and closed the door behind me.Adventure II — The Red-Headed League (1% in)
- But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.Adventure I — A Scandal in Bohemia (2% in)
- I trust that I am not intruding.Adventure V — The Five Orange Pips (11% in)
- I feared to refer them to you, however, as I knew that you had an inquiry on hand and that you disliked the intrusion of other matters.Adventure X — The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor (12% in)
There are no more uses of "intrusion" in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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