tamper with
phrasal 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
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Moser was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, abuse of corpse and tampering with/fabricating physical evidence, NBC News reported.
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Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
The actions of these Border Patrol units to withhold, destroy, and corrupt evidence and to tamper with witnesses have gone unchecked for decades.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Another new law created a felony offense for tampering with a voting machine or vote tally system.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Nearly a year later, on May 5, 2021, he was arrested and charged with murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant, court records showed.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Adam Montgomery, 34, was found guilty in February of second-degree murder, abuse of corpse, tampering with witnesses and informants, second-degree assault and falsifying physical evidence in the 2019 slaying of Harmony Montgomery, the Seacoast Sunday, part of The USA TODAY Network reported.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Rogers, who police said was Ferguson’s acquaintance, was arrested on charges of accessory after the fact, abuse of a corpse, and fabricating and tampering with evidence, according to the department.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Shortly after the order, Michigan State Police recovered election equipment from Adams Township that went missing, prompting an investigation into possible tampering with the equipment.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Fourth place went to Tarot, a horror flick following friends who unleash an unspeakable evil after tampering with a cursed deck of tarot cards.
—EW.com, 5 May 2024
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
The actions of these Border Patrol units to withhold, destroy, and corrupt evidence and to tamper with witnesses have gone unchecked for decades.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Another new law created a felony offense for tampering with a voting machine or vote tally system.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Nearly a year later, on May 5, 2021, he was arrested and charged with murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant, court records showed.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Adam Montgomery, 34, was found guilty in February of second-degree murder, abuse of corpse, tampering with witnesses and informants, second-degree assault and falsifying physical evidence in the 2019 slaying of Harmony Montgomery, the Seacoast Sunday, part of The USA TODAY Network reported.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Rogers, who police said was Ferguson’s acquaintance, was arrested on charges of accessory after the fact, abuse of a corpse, and fabricating and tampering with evidence, according to the department.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Shortly after the order, Michigan State Police recovered election equipment from Adams Township that went missing, prompting an investigation into possible tampering with the equipment.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Fourth place went to Tarot, a horror flick following friends who unleash an unspeakable evil after tampering with a cursed deck of tarot cards.
—EW.com, 5 May 2024
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