How to Use intervene in a Sentence

intervene

verb

• The prisoner asked me to intervene with the authorities on his behalf.
• The military had to intervene to restore order.
• We will leave on time unless some crisis intervenes.
• Twenty years intervened between their first and last meetings.
• The deal hasn’t closed yet, but a lot has changed in the intervening 18 months.
  — Matt Weinberger, Fortune, 25 May 2023
• But the courts sided with Michael, and the Supreme Court even declined to intervene.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• The party quickly intervened and the format of the Fox News event was changed.
  — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023
• The bystander tries to intervene again, and Duffy is seen on video striking the person.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
• Beijing intervened this week to try to reverse the sell-off.
  — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
• After a district court judge refused to dismiss the case last year, the state asked the Utah Supreme Court to intervene.
  — Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
• At this point, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the chairman of the committee, intervened.
  — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
• When the friend tried to intervene, Tuttle began beating the friend.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2023
• The mother called the police and an officer was able to intervene.
  — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• Israel imposed a land and sea blockade on the tiny coastal enclave and fought four wars in Gaza in the intervening years.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• The woman ran from the home, and as she was being stabbed, a good Samaritan driving by stopped to intervene.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
• The challengers then asked the Supreme Court to intervene on an emergency basis.
  — Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
• The man then knocked Cote to the ground and pummeled his face, stopping only when a passing driver pulled over and intervened.
  — Agreen, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2023
• Much has happened in the intervening years, but Emanuel is still battling.
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
• The fire district argues that he shouldn’t be allowed to intervene.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• That night, seeing no other choice, the Boundary County school board approved a plan to ask the state to intervene.
  — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
• Tesla says on its website that the cars can’t drive themselves and humans must be ready to intervene at all times.
  — Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
• But the system still can’t drive itself, and Tesla says owners must be ready to intervene at all times.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
• And a further ten videos have disappeared in the intervening time.
  — Vulture, 22 Dec. 2023
• Daniels said one student who was about to get into trouble messaged Daniels and asked him to intervene.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
• When conditions didn't improve over the next several years, the city asked HUD to intervene in 2022.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024
• Even when all goes as planned, random events can intervene, like when Dauwalter had to go off course to avoid a moose or lost her vision when her corneas swelled from the dust on the trail.
  — Rebecca Erly, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• Anaya says her doctors needed to be able to prove that Anaya's life was at risk before intervening.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
• But social media has changed to a surprising degree in the intervening year and a half.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2023
• The Sun Devils were tracking for a No. 9 or 10 seed before the pandemic intervened.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
• The employee said the woman then pushed her to the ground and began to hit her, and a male employee intervened in the altercation.
  — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024