tamper with

phrasal verb

tampered with; tampering with; tampers with

: to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm

Someone tampered with the lock.

Examples of tamper with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nearly a year later, on May 5, 2021, he was arrested and charged with murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant, court records showed. —Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024

Adam Montgomery, 34, was found guilty in February of second-degree murder, abuse of corpse, tampering with witnesses and informants, second-degree assault and falsifying physical evidence in the 2019 slaying of Harmony Montgomery, the Seacoast Sunday, part of The USA TODAY Network reported. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024

Rogers, who police said was Ferguson’s acquaintance, was arrested on charges of accessory after the fact, abuse of a corpse, and fabricating and tampering with evidence, according to the department. —Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024

Shortly after the order, Michigan State Police recovered election equipment from Adams Township that went missing, prompting an investigation into possible tampering with the equipment. —Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024

Fourth place went to Tarot, a horror flick following friends who unleash an unspeakable evil after tampering with a cursed deck of tarot cards. —EW.com, 5 May 2024

However, a judge agreed prosecutors had presented enough evidence for Craig to also be tried on the new charge involving the inmate, filed last month, of solicitation to commit tampering with physical evidence. —CBS News, 3 May 2024

Arnoldo Bazan pleaded guilty March 22, 2011, to a charge of conspiracy to tamper with a consumer product. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024

The victim’s son also faces a charge of tampering with physical evidence. —Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 May 2024