meddle

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

Araghi said he wasn’t concerned that Israel or the United States would meddle in the future of Iran.

From Los Angeles Times

It was not intended to meddle, fiddle or interfere with internal domestic affairs in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maya-Jade had already asked Vivian for help, but her grandmother had refused, saying that she never meddled in other people’s affairs.

From Literature

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

From BBC