tamper with

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

Hearn’s attorneys on Friday filed a lengthy motion to dismiss the case on the grounds that the government has drained and altered the Reflecting Pool, essentially tampering with the evidence without allowing the defense to examine it. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Voting more than once, tampering with ballots, lying about your residence to vote somewhere else or casting someone else’s ballot are crimes that can be punished with hefty fines and prison time. — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

In February, the FBI released images showing an armed person at Nancy's front door tampering with the camera prior to her disappearance, but the suspect in the images has not been identified. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 July 2026

She and the school’s treasurer were fired in 2013 after being indicted on 26 felony counts of theft in office, unauthorized use of property, tampering with evidence and tampering with records. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026