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Example sentences for "meddling"

Lexicographically close words:
meddlers; meddles; meddlesome; meddlesomeness; meddleth; mede; medecin; medesima; medesimo; media
  1. In every proposed extension of the powers of Congress, that State has expressly and watchfully excepted that of meddling with the importation of negroes.

  2. Though this evil is increasing, there is no clause in the Constitution that will prevent the Northern and Eastern States from meddling with our whole property of that kind.

  3. Though this evil is increasing, there is no clause in the Constitution that will prevent the northern and eastern States from meddling with our whole property of that kind.

  4. I ask you to withdraw, sir, both yourself and your offers, because you're only meddling here.

  5. And their new Messiah may deceive them as bitterly with unwise meddling as Cortez did with greed and cruelty.

  6. The new element in the court martial was Tiburcio, and Tiburcio had in mind one golden goose to save and one meddling Gringo to lose.

  7. He's got no business meddling with me so much, and I won't stand it.

  8. At length some meddling old fool suspected us, and one night we were caught by the police, with a body in our charge.

  9. O, I shall be company enough for her," he answered, carelessly, and with an air that plainly betokened that he considered I was meddling with things that did not concern me.

  10. He is on a very high peak at this moment; suddenly emerging from his thick cloud, into thunderous victory of that kind; and warning all Pythons what they get by meddling with the Sun-god!

  11. It will never answer if she tries meddling in the kitchen--I must tell her.

  12. It was as though she held her father's dying form in her arms, protecting him against the same meddling and tyrannical force that had injured him while he lived, and was still making mouths at him now that he was dead.

  13. They said that they had been chasing a cat and that Turner had fallen and hurt himself, and put the blame for meddling with the Chapel bell onto some unknown boys who had preceded them," Mr. Butler finished, smiling sarcastically.

  14. Hobart at ten o'clock this morning and show reason why you should not be suspended from Queen's School for meddling with the Chapel bell last night.

  15. He coughed violently, and afterward commented: "If one gets to meddling with a cough it very soon gets the upper hand and is meddling with you.

  16. My goodness gracious, Master Thurstan, when will you learn to leave off meddling with other folks' business!

  17. Christ loveth to have his spouse keep at home; that is, to be with him in the faith and practice of his things, not ranging and meddling with the things of Satan; no more should wives be given to wander and gossip abroad.

  18. My discourse upon this text, will chiefly concern the resurrection of the dead: wherefore to that I shall immediately apply myself, not meddling with what else is couched in the words.

  19. Consider, That though Cain was a very murderer, yet God forbade any man's meddling with him, under a penalty of revenging his so doing upon his own head sevenfold.

  20. The occasion of my meddling in this manner with this controversy, is this.

  21. For what he had done by his impertinent meddling between her and Morgan he deserved to suffer.

  22. Joe was at the bottom of all this--spying, prying, meddling Joe.

  23. It is to the effect that any one caught meddling with the railroads will be shot down instantly without a moment's warning, and without a trial.

  24. The victim is shot, and after he is dead the shooter steps forward and swears that he saw him meddling with the railways, or knew he had designs on them.

  25. I would like to know what you mean by meddling in my affairs," began Decherd.

  26. You sort of allowed that he was a meddling sneak-thief, Miss Lady.

  27. The Conference repeatedly disclaimed any intention of meddling in the internal affairs of any other state, and the Irish, the Egyptian, and several other analogous problems were for the purposes of the Conference included in this category.

  28. The directing Powers were hypersensitive to the oft-repeated charge of meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

  29. He proceeds to relate, how "many of those plays have lived the longer for my meddling with them.

  30. The royal reviewer then in a summary way shows how Cowel had, "by meddling in matters beyond his reach, fallen into many things to mistake and deceive himself.

  31. Later he came to himself, and told me where to go for a meddling young hypocrite.

  32. For this he had been twice kicked out of the inn by Bright, who damned him as a meddling varlet, not to be tolerated in a peaceable village.

  33. She is a woman who insists upon meddling in affairs which she does not understand, and who, because her tastes lead her to live in a narrow circle, wishes also to prevent us from going out of it.

  34. Edouard made no reply to his mother-in-law, but took his hat and went out in a very ill humor, storming against women who insist upon meddling in business of which they understand nothing.

  35. Then I said to my page, "Go to the bazar and bring me a barber, a discreet fellow and one not inclined to meddling or impertinent curiosity or likely to split my head with his excessive talk.

  36. If it had not been for the meddling politician's interference, Wentworth would never have discovered who she was, and the whole train of humiliating events that followed would not have taken place.

  37. It isn't mine at all; that is why I am meddling with it.

  38. I fancy Butterby is fonder of meddling than he need be," said the organist.

  39. Ah, but you see it was that meddling Butterby, not Galloway," returned Yorke.

  40. And it is possible that I am, in meddling with you; but, Herr, I stand to you in the place of your aunt, and I have done this on her account.


  41. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "meddling" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    busy; curious; forward; impertinence; impertinent; inquisitive; interference; intrusive; meddling; nosy; obtrusive; officious; presumption; presumptuous; prying; pushing