meddle with

Example Sentences

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Thomas Jefferson once wrote that the government shouldn’t meddle with his neighbor’s free choice so long as “it neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

It is also, frankly, pretty disgusting, perhaps even more so when the person inside said body decides to meddle with the forces of nature and do something drastic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

But research on how infections meddle with nerves in the airway is revealing new clues.

From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2024

And who would want to meddle with such a grave?

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk