How to Use intercede in a Sentence

intercede

verb

• When the boss accused her of lying, several other employees interceded on her behalf.
• Their argument probably would have become violent if I hadn't interceded.
• In the Supreme Court, the Trump campaign urged the justices to intercede.
  — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
• Had the schedule not done the trick for them, somebody might have had to intercede.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2021
• Indeed, the firm has a habit of shaping deals that slash its tax bill and then daring the IRS to intercede.
  — Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 21 June 2022
• They were caught the next day after the seal interceded.
  — Robert Gearty, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2019
• Doncic and Morris got chest-to-chest and Porzingis tried to intercede.
  — Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2020
• When teachers told him to wear a name tag the first day at school, Chesa threw such a fit that Ayers had to intercede.
  — Miriam Pawel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• The priest called upon Saint Joseph to intercede so that there might be wisdom there.
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 23 Dec. 2019
• The faithful call on St. Joseph to intercede during plague times, too.
  — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2021
• Without it, the vote is likely to tie, and few expect Chief Justice John Roberts to intercede and break the tie.
  — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2020
• But their threat served as a pretext for Sessions to intercede.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2019
• Our phones even intercede between ourselves and the world.
  — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2017
• Advocates hope the courts intercede to save the dreamers.
  — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2018
• Sheen is believed to have interceded after a baby was born in 2010 and showed no signs of life.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2019
• Someone, somewhere, needs to intercede for the sake of a young woman's safety.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2021
• As the week wore on, more passersby noticed the dog and tried to intercede, most dropping off dog food and water, and one leaving a doghouse.
  — Vanesa Brashier, Houston Chronicle, 28 Dec. 2017
• Imagine also the angst of the brothers, sons and fathers of those girls and women, who were forced to stand by powerless to intercede.
  — Chris Sikich, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2020
• So Good Neighbor Sam, the coach with a conscience, ran over to the referee for permission to intercede.
  — Tim Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 10 Dec. 2019
• Then-Vice President Biden, who was overseeing the joint session at the time, had to intercede.
  — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2020
• Saints are thought to live near God in heaven, to be able to intercede with God, and to be exemplars of godly behavior.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, 1 Nov. 2021
• Tyler is transported by the planet's species in order to intercede (ok?).
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 6 Nov. 2017
• What drove the creation of divine beings and objects that can inspire and intercede on the behalf of writers?
  — Joyce Kinkead, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2022
• In fact, the city’s law director had earlier tried to intercede with Dettmer on the media’s behalf, as did the council clerk.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2020
• Mordechai convinced Esther to intercede on the Jews’ behalf.
  — CNN, 20 Feb. 2022
• But American troops would not intercede between them and the Turks, Milley said.
  — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2019
• Eventually, the Supreme Court may be asked to intercede.
  — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2019
• Later, when Gustavo made his way back, a friend interceded on Rosa's behalf and the two met.
  — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 31 Mar. 2018
• If the pressure is really too much for you, discuss this with a counselor at school, so that person can intercede for you.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2022
• The importance of the law -- and the court's early unwillingness to intercede to block it -- extends well beyond Texas.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 1 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024