How to Use interference in a Sentence

interference

noun
  • It was hard to hear the radio program because of all the interference.
  • We had to put up with loud noise and constant interference from the neighbors.
  • The TV picture had a lot of interference.
  • He was flagged for pass interference on his first play back in the game.
    Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The Panthers challenged the Guentzel goal for goaltender interference on the play but the call stood.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The various vocals on the track sound crisp and free of interference.
    PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The Oilers challenged whether there was goalie interference and lost, putting the Wings on a man advantage.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
  • All told, the Eagles had five false starts, two delay of games, two holding calls, one personal foul and one pass interference in the first half.
    Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Both kinds of interference can make for a hostile and contested sky.
    Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 5 July 2023
  • The under-prescription wasn't due to the interference of parents.
    Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Collins, 19, faces one count of interference with a flight crew and one count of assault by striking, beating and wounding aboard an aircraft.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Featuring support for up to 22 channels, the audio is clear and free of interference thanks to the auto-squelch function.
    Emily Isaacs, Parents, 14 June 2023
  • And in the Georgia election interference case, John Eastman, a Trump co-defendant, appeared to take a dig at him in a filing that pressed the court for a faster timeline.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The 1-Up’s trays are staggered with each tray slightly higher than the one before it, to help minimize interference.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
  • Game pauses in third quarter to make sure rim is level Kyle Lowry alerted the refs the rim might be bent after Bam Adebayo hung on it in a play that was ruled basket interference.
    Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
  • Cousins received two-minute penalties for the hits against Scheifele (interference) and Gudbranson (boarding).
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Soucy was in the box after being whistled for interference on Mason Marchment.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • However, the ability for consumers to choose which apps to install on their phone without interference is not the only feature that will improve the iPhone.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Even if a play dictates pass interference, an uncatchable ball negates a penalty happening, which replay seemed to show in this case.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The Medevac was then cleared to land, and another instruction was called out to Flight 1083, but interference from another flight blocked any response.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
  • His first reception in the first quarter was nullified — because of pass interference against Kupp.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • What are the stakes if trolling armies start cooperating via DAOs to launch election interference campaigns?
    Julia Ebner, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Both Gauff and Muchová, 27, were eventually allowed to leave the court during the prolonged interference.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Another student faces charges of interference with civil rights and threat to commit a crime, while four other students have been charged with threat to commit a crime, CBS reports.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Canada’s top spy and a panel of civil servants said this year that there was no evidence that foreign interference had any impact.
    Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Election interference cast doubt on the results of some races, the mission said, while stopping short of saying interference changed the outcome of the presidential vote.
    Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The central bank seems to view most of the risk being on the upside, so Jerome Powell & co. have been more than happy to stand pat as the economy rumbles on relatively undisturbed by their interference.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Philadelphia found the end zone again just over a minute into the second quarter, but the touchdown was called back due to a pass interference penalty, forcing the Stars to settle for a field goal from kicker Luis Aguilar to push their lead to 10.
    Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
  • Bragg has argued that the charges should be bumped up to felonies from misdemeanors because the payments were covering up a federal crime: election interference.
    TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
  • With Ellis' plea, nearly the entire core legal team that attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 election in favor of Trump has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case.
    Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023

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