run interference

Example Sentences

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Driving for two days with my friend and my unhappy husband wasn’t a barrel of laughs, but it’s a blessing to have someone who can run interference and is better at counting to 10.

From Los Angeles Times

Roberts did watch a replay and was convinced Muncy may have run interference.

From Los Angeles Times

So with COVID-19 cases rising and Republicans continuing to run interference for Trump after he tried to overturn our democracy, skepticism mounts for the theory that just a little more hand-holding and hair-stroking is going to bring these people back to reason.

From Salon

Scouts, who track Border Patrol movements or run interference on driving routes, also can make a couple of hundred per job.

From Washington Times

Democratic Party leaders aren't nearly as bad, but that's an extremely low bar; relatively few are truly champions of the working class, while most routinely run interference for corporate America, Wall Street and the military-industrial complex.

From Salon