INTERPOSE in a Sentence
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67 example sentences for INTERPOSE, such as:
1. 'No, father,' Minnie interposed.
2. 'More than a mile off, Mr. Tiffey,' interposed a junior.
3. She interposed herself between the general and his wife.
4. They interpose themselves between us to stop our fighting.
5. I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us.
2. 'More than a mile off, Mr. Tiffey,' interposed a junior.
3. She interposed herself between the general and his wife.
4. They interpose themselves between us to stop our fighting.
5. I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us.
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Meanings and Examples of INTERPOSE
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interpose
v. to insert between other elements
v. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
Classic Sentence: (63 in 5 pages)
1 She might better have contented herself with thinking that he had simply responded to the despairing summons of his hostess, anxious to interpose him between herself and the ill-humour of Mrs. Dorset.
2 Mr. Pontellier declined to interfere, to interpose either his influence or his authority.
3 This unexpected resistance gave Magua time to interpose, and with rapid enunciation and animated gesture, he drew the attention of the band again to himself.
4 In this state I appeared before my master, humbly entreating him to interpose his authority for my protection.
5 Yet, uttering his long-restrained emotions so vehemently as he did, his words here offered her the very point of circumstances in which to interpose what she came to say.
6 I saw it move a little more, and a hand softly interpose to keep it open.
7 I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us.
8 Nikolai Petrovitch thought it his duty to interpose in the conversation.
9 "No, you don't," interposed Tom quickly.
10 Drat that boy," interposed my sister, frowning at me over her work, "what a questioner he is.
11 "I don't mean any present at all, Joe," I interposed.
12 The space interposed between myself and them partook of that expansion, and our marshes were any distance off.
13 Not pretty, interposed my mother, laying her fingers on my lips again.
14 'No, father,' Minnie interposed.
15 'More than a mile off, Mr. Tiffey,' interposed a junior.
Example Sentence:
1 They interpose themselves between us to stop our fighting.
2 I was about to propound a question, touching the manner in which that operation of changing my heart was to be performed, when Mrs. Reed interposed, telling me to sit down.
3 She interposed herself between the general and his wife.
4 Edward jerked open the door, interposing himself so that they should not stare.