Example Sentences

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UAE forces were intercepting incoming missile and drones from Iran, the defence ministry said in a post on X.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The Las Vegas agents found an answer in the cellphone calls they were intercepting: a group that called itself “the H’s,” after Héctor Beltrán, who was known as El H, or “the H.”

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Mitsotakis said authorities were "intercepting" boats at sea in accordance with European Union regulations and had granted asylum to 50,000 people, including "tens of thousands of Afghans."

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021

Although Sondheim didn’t perform himself, most tributes ended with a “Happy Birthday, Steve”—or sometimes “Mr. Sondheim,” or even “sir”—as if we were intercepting a personal transmission from one artist to another.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2020

A.T.F. informants and agents were intercepting some of the guns in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, raising alarms within the bureau.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 7, 2019