interfering

Example Sentences

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In a novel full of insufferable characters interfering with romantic soulmates, Mary commits the sins of both pedantry and priggishness.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

But Aoun said, in an interview with CNN aired on Friday, that Iran must stop interfering in Lebanon.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“He was scrupulous about not interfering in editorial business, but if you turned to him for counsel, he invariably offered judicious advice,” she said in an obituary released Tuesday night by the Newhouse family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The right to change religion is unqualified by its nature, but the right to try to change someone’s religion can’t be unqualified without interfering with and violating others’ religious freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

‘And would spoil my joke. You are an interfering old busybody,’ laughed Bilbo, ‘but I expect you know best, as usual.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien