meddled; meddling
ˈmed-liŋ,
ˈme-dᵊl-iŋ
: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern : interfere without right or propriety (see propriety sense 1)
I never meddle in other people's private affairs—
G. B. Shaw
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Examples of meddle in a Sentence
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen are on trial on charges alleging the senator accepted gold bars, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and a luxury car from businessmen from 2018 to 2022 in return for helping them in their business dealings, including by trying to meddle in court cases.
—CBS News, 18 June 2024
Achieving this will require political parties and politicians who are committed to public service—and who can stand up to foreign governments that meddle in Iraqi affairs, particularly Iran.
—Mina Al-Oraibi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2024
The senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are charged with conspiring to accept cash, gold bullion and other bribes collectively worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for Mr. Menendez’s agreement to direct aid to Egypt and to meddle in criminal cases in New Jersey.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Asked if China is using AI or other means to meddle in the upcoming U.S. election, Biden says someone is, but declines to say who.
—Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
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CBS News, 18 June 2024
Achieving this will require political parties and politicians who are committed to public service—and who can stand up to foreign governments that meddle in Iraqi affairs, particularly Iran.
—Mina Al-Oraibi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2024
The senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are charged with conspiring to accept cash, gold bullion and other bribes collectively worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for Mr. Menendez’s agreement to direct aid to Egypt and to meddle in criminal cases in New Jersey.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Asked if China is using AI or other means to meddle in the upcoming U.S. election, Biden says someone is, but declines to say who.
—Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meddle. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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