interposes

present tense third-person singular of interpose

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The first rescue comes just hours after his birth, when a justice-minded little girl named Fern Arable (Natalie Chan) intervenes to keep her farmer dad (a rather stiff Tom Everett Scott) from killing the runt he figures will never amount to anything.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In the cold and austere German winter (a far cry from Dakar’s physical and cultural warmth), an anxious Nourou acts up outside a hotel and is accosted by a Polish security guard, setting off a minor chain reaction in which Maja intervenes on his behalf, much to his chagrin.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This concentration of energy creates a tiny, controlled burn that interrupts the faulty circuit causing the tremor.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Pedigo interrupts to point out that even the records that got Walker labeled as a traditional country singer had more depth to their sounds than such a label affords him.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine technique during which a practitioner inserts fine needles into a patient’s skin.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • For this test, a doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to feel for swelling, bleeding, and any prostate abnormalities.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bárbara, who can see the guests a few feet away, maintains a neutral expression on her face as Solène demands to be spoken to nicely, at which point Jess interferes and tells them to save it for later.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Elsewhere, Morgan interferes when Elliot admits to not being invited to his classmate’s party.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Little River Canyon National Preserve introduces visitors to a magnificent gorge that was created by the Little River cutting across the top of Lookout Mountain.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Freakier Friday, the two-decades-in-the-making sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday, reunites Lohan with Jamie Lee Curtis as her mom Tess and introduces a double-body-swap plot line that sees Lohan switching places with Butters as her teen daughter.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the reporter continues speaking, though, Holland then interjects with a quick correction.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Wang occasionally interjects her own commentary during this section, adding information about the younger Payá’s brief exile from the island.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Additionally, Hiro had to create a prosthetic piece for when Johnson injects himself with drugs into the veins in his arms.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Pierre LeBrun’s viewpoint Arpon, no doubt the Hughes contract injects a fresh comparable into the discussion that neither the Canadiens nor the Hutson camp can ignore, though using comparables always seems to be in the eye of the beholder.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Private property intersperses protected areas.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Interposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interposes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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