"encroach in" can be a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is typically used to describe a situation where something gradually and undesirably takes up more space or territory. Example: "The new shopping mall has encroached in on the peaceful neighborhood, causing loud noise and heavy traffic."
The city had hoped to use cameras mounted on the buses to catch cars that encroach in the special lanes.
Development continued to encroach in the early 1950's, when a dam that would have flooded the gorge was planned.
On the other hand, livestock rustling prohibited widespread utilization of the southern rangelands which allowed bushes to encroach in the formerly open grasslands.
"The longtime concern by civil libertarians regarding the material support statute is that it does encroach in what otherwise would be First Amendment protected activities," said Michael German, a former FBI agent who is now a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice working on intelligence reform.
Humans become infected when they accidentally encroach in an area where the chigger-rodent cycle is occurring, most often areas of low-lying scrub brush or transitional vegetation.
It is telling that the most memorable duel was probably the one that ended in a 17-17 tin in the encroaching darkness in South Africa in 2003, when the captains Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player decided that Tiger Woods and Ernie Els had played and seen (or not seen) enough.
Fishermen are sometimes locked up for encroaching in another country's claim.
Though new condominiums and the construction of a subway line have encroached in recent years, Little India still provides a treat to the senses, with colorful saris, spice and incense stalls, and shops selling the latest music and movies from India.
Fires, tree poaching and ranchers are encroaching in parts of the Laguna del Tigre national park in the western part of the reserve, threatening a sanctuary for 250 endangered scarlet macaws, the country's last, said Roan McNab, country director for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
There are an enormous number of ways that our privacy can be encroached in a given day.
This is interesting especially in light of recent reports that iAds is slowly encroaching in Google's mobile share.
