1
: the act of entering : entrance
the seal prevents ingress of moisture
2
: the power or liberty of entrance or access
an area with restricted ingress
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Examples of ingress in a Sentence
Ingress to and egress from the freeway were made difficult by the construction.
with limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is the frequent scene of bottlenecks
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Please note: The dates of the Sun’s ingress into each zodiac sign change yearly.
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Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Those concerns have been shared privately by transit officials, who worry that slowing down the ingress to stations could cause separate safety and security concerns.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
Watch your spending as Mars' ingress in Gemini could inspire you to indulge.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
Those concerns have been shared privately by transit officials, who worry that slowing down the ingress to stations could cause its own safety and security concerns.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
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Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Those concerns have been shared privately by transit officials, who worry that slowing down the ingress to stations could cause separate safety and security concerns.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
Watch your spending as Mars' ingress in Gemini could inspire you to indulge.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
Those concerns have been shared privately by transit officials, who worry that slowing down the ingress to stations could cause its own safety and security concerns.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for ingress
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“Ingress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingress. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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ingress
noun
in·gress
ˈin-ˌgres 
1
: the act of entering
2
: the power or liberty of entering
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