meddlesome

Example Sentences

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And as the tribunes who stir up the populace’s antipathy toward Coriolanus, William DeMeritt and Zuzanna Szadkowski are bland, seemingly unwilling to decide whether their characters are nefarious or just mildly meddlesome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Artificial intelligence can paint meddlesome monkeys, speak in the basso profundo of James Earl Jones and play a tune to suit a hall of mirrors.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023

“I didn’t want Liz to be a meddlesome neighbor in someone’s life,” Miller says on a video call from her home office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

That way, if they are in fact seeking expensive intervention, then your gift will ease their burden at a wrenching time with no strings or meddlesome pressure.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022

But when they arrived, they found that they were considered meddlesome outsiders.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling