meddlesome

Example Sentences

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He could be meddlesome, a freelance diplomat who irked more than one administration.

From Seattle Times

There are ways this gift can go very wrong: if the graduate doesn’t buy in, or if the adult doing the giving becomes too meddlesome.

From New York Times

For Dunn, that meddlesome inning came in the fourth after he had tossed three scoreless innings, allowing just one base runner and striking out four batters.

From Seattle Times

He was his own man, no more meddlesome editors to please.

From Washington Post

I’m not normally a meddlesome mom, but this was cruel.

From New York Times