intervene
Example Sentences
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A woman whose necklace was stolen by a bus passenger who was then knocked unconscious by the driver has said she is "extremely grateful" to him for intervening in what was a "terrifying" situation.
From BBC
One-third of the nation’s coal fleet plans to retire over the next five years, unless someone intervenes.
“I think what Clara is trying to say,” Dad intervenes, “is that this could be a good opportunity for us as a family.”
From Literature
Campaigners trying to prevent the closure of the UK's oldest surviving Indian restaurant are going to take a petition to Buckingham Palace in the next few weeks, calling on King Charles III to intervene.
From BBC
Robert Kennedy was equivocal on the phone about intervening.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
