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
• Then the hand of fate interceded, in the form of Wendi Deng.
  — Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2016
• 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
• Both groups are trying to intercede in the antitrust case and bring the settlement process to a halt.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2002
• 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
• Interceding from time to time is a white-clad fellow with a white plume atop his head.
  — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 24 May 2017
• 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
• But in the following months, the USOC did not intercede to protect the girls, documents show.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 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
• When the victim interceded, 19-year-old Josue Deleon stabbed him in the shoulder, cops said.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
• Someone, somewhere, needs to intercede for the sake of a young woman's safety.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2021
• With roots in the biblical story of the fall of the walls of Jericho, the march participants prayed for God to intercede for justice.
  — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2017
• 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
• Three men tried to intercede when Mr. Christian, according to police, produced a knife and stabbed two of them to death.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Aug. 2017
• The approach requires no priest, no holy sacrament, no one to intercede with God on the person’s behalf.
  — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
• 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
• Mays, the team’s superstar, had to intercede to prevent a revolt against the manager.
  — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
• The woman, who doctors said had a low chance of survival, was said to have healed miraculously after praying for Acutis to intercede, according to Vatican News.
  — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024