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

Recent Examples on the Web Elsewhere in the United States, a school custodian in New Jersey was charged with tampering with food products, along with other charges in November 2023. —

Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024 Hernandez was arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence and felon in possession of a firearm, officers said. —

Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024 She is set to be released after 14½ years, before five years of probation, after she was found guilty in March of conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with evidence and hindering the prosecution, multiple outlets including ABC News and local Connecticut Fox affiliate WTIC reported. —

Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024 On March 1, Troconis was found guilty of all counts against her: conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with physical evidence, conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution. —

Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 May 2024 Court records show the mother was charged with neglect and endangering the welfare of a care-dependent person, reckless endangerment, simple assault, harassment, false imprisonment, unlawful restraining and tampering with physical evidence. —

Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024 Neither can it be chained to a tree or tampered with. —

Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024 At the time, Shultz thought someone was tampering with his medication. —

Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024 Moser was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, abuse of corpse and tampering with/fabricating physical evidence, NBC News reported. —

Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024

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