How to Use intervention in a Sentence

intervention

noun
  • So, this is an intervention that's proven to work.
    Monique John, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • One of the first lines of intervention with speech is a hearing test.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
  • His stand was in keeping with a long record of support for intervention abroad.
    Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • On the flip side of that, the economic costs of many of those interventions are very large.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
  • Where is the line for intervention or control?
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 May 2026
  • Hilbert said his goal is for schools to begin interventions long before third grade.
    Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 20 Feb. 2026
  • These are interventions as there is no cure, and the exact cause is unclear.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Hence the need for Supreme Court intervention has been clear.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Some of these interventions are harmless and many can be quite helpful.
    Hannah Kerman, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This is not the first time the design has required intervention.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • What's more, this gain was more rapid than seen in other dietary weight-loss interventions.
    New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But some of these interventions are likely to be harmful.
    Hannah Kerman, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Trump’s Venezuela intervention is putting that doctrine to the test.
    Oliver Stuenkel, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The plan would need legislative intervention to come to fruition.
    Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Notably, these interventions come with a cost.
    Kevin Frazier, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
  • People feel the king’s intervention is too little, too late.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Then imagine there was some easy interventions to prevent that.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The latter would call for interventions that address the root of the health issue.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 May 2024
  • Let’s set aside that the case that prompted this intervention involves a same-sex male couple.
    Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Not a twelve-year intervention plan unveiled as the next big thing in someone’s campaign.
    Kyle Smitley, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • State intervention in this dispute would be a Band-Aid, not a cure-all.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • One of the biggest changes he’s seen is more young people opting for interventions.
    ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • There is that first intervention on my dad’s 50th birthday.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • To my surprise, the opt out intervention did not work as predicted.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • That’s why early intervention is key, says Knight.
    Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
  • His device, four interventions in one, would work from outside the body and wouldn’t involve surgery.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Other days are spent with students, pulling groups for reading or math interventions.
    Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The intervention group was made up of 80% women.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Next comes what Tompkins refers to as long-term active intervention.
    Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The Drama offers a glimpse of what intervention looks like.
    Nicole Hockley, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026

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