interpose

Example Sentences

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Critics mocked the former president online, with some leaping to point out that he also incorrectly used "interpose" in his excuse.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024

But those who try to interpose the regime in the most personal aspects of people’s lives, including the choice of what to wear, run different kinds of risks.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

Over the weekend, he hastened to testify to the Justice Department inspector general and the Senate Judiciary Committee before Trump could seek to interpose assertions of executive privilege.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2021

“Courts should police carefully against attempts to use such challenges as tools to interpose unjustified delay,” Justice Gorsuch wrote.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2019

Immediately, her mother and sister were there to interpose a blander timetable.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan