At first I tried not to let reality intrude too directly.

But eventually reality intruded again, and I knew it was time to get back to sleep.

But gradually reality intruded and he considered the day's events.

Even knowing that, the pull was strong, but reality intruded.

As we went into the playoffs, though, reality intruded on our fun.

Reality intrudes upon us and you cannot be a private person.

But then present reality intruded on his revisions of the recent past.

Not only do aesthetics change, but reality intrudes as well.

Yet, as always, the sharper reality of life beyond the moment intrudes.

The point is not to let the biological reality intrude in an inappropriate way.