intervene
Example Sentences
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Officials said the group could still intervene in exceptional circumstances when prices are too high.
The German brigade already deployed to Lithuania failed to intervene, in part because Russia used drones to lay mines on roads leading out of its base.
A woman whose necklace was stolen by a bus passenger who was then knocked unconscious by the driver has said she is "extremely grateful" to him for intervening in what was a "terrifying" situation.
From BBC
One-third of the nation’s coal fleet plans to retire over the next five years, unless someone intervenes.
“I think what Clara is trying to say,” Dad intervenes, “is that this could be a good opportunity for us as a family.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
