meddlesome

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

Still, his nomination may calm investors' fears that Lula would tap a meddlesome manager to run the oil company.

From Reuters

Russian propagandists are doing exactly that, right now, etching a picture of a virtuous, beleaguered country defending itself against meddlesome and dissolute international adversaries.

From Washington Post

But Axon’s complaints about a meddlesome “administrative state” should ring familiar, and may find a sympathetic audience among the justices, with those words featured in a recent decision that limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s powers.

From New York Times

That way, if they are in fact seeking expensive intervention, then your gift will ease their burden at a wrenching time with no strings or meddlesome pressure.

From Washington Post