stepped in

Example Sentences

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Jared Polis then stepped in and substituted his own judgment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“The story I was telling myself limited what I thought I could have until somebody stepped in and said … Families look like all different things,” she shared.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The opposite is true in Scotland, where there is pretty much universal agreement that the VAR should not have stepped in to give the penalty to Celtic.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Credit funds stepped in to make the loans that banks avoided, after banks became better regulated in the wake of the financial crisis, Professor Porters tells Barron’s.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

At the sound of the drumming and singing, these dancers stepped in a counterclockwise circle to commemorate the rotation of the earth, their feet pounding the soft earth, their bells jangling.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann