run interference
Example Sentences
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To run interference, the district introduced a “signing day” when parents could come and ask questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
“But rather than independently investigating this, they’ve tried to run interference more than anything,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
If you can’t trust that your boyfriend will deliver, maybe it’s time to call a friend to step in and take walks with you and run interference.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2021
So when she could find the time, she would paint furiously on the weekend and my dad would run interference to keep the kids away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2020
“Then can you please go out there and find out? And run interference for Mummy and Papa?”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
