TAMPER in a Sentence

Learn TAMPER from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

10 example sentences for TAMPER, such as:

1. Someone has been tampering with the lock.
2. The dead man's papers had not been tampered with.
3. So, somehow he is going to tamper with the census?
4. I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance.
5. I cannot allow the examination to be held if one of the papers has been tampered with.

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 Meanings and Examples of TAMPER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
tamper
 v.  interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
Classic Sentence:
1  "Someone has been tampering with it," he said.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
2  He had nearly fainted when we found that the papers had undoubtedly been tampered with.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
3  I cannot allow the examination to be held if one of the papers has been tampered with.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
4  There were some papers of importance in the cupboard, but there were no signs that this had been tampered with, and the professor assures me that nothing was missing.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
5  The dead man's papers had not been tampered with.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
6  I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance.
The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In FIRST ACT
Example Sentence:
1  So, somehow he is going to tamper with the census?
2  With stakes this high, we have not dared to tamper with the basic concept of motherhood.
3  Someone has been tampering with the lock.
4  My lord, I am instructed by my client to claim that the evidence has been tampered with.