butting in

Example Sentences

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The one scene where Montiel uses him like a cartoon, with D.J. butting in over some very serious murder talk while whining about the BBQ grill, is pitch-perfect.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

“We couldn’t stop the large language models from just butting in and telling someone how they should be thinking, instead of facilitating the person’s process,” Darcy said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

“I know I’m butting in, but I noticed your boys have beautiful manners.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2023

Unlike at a gallery opening after-party, say, there were no distractions to smooth over the rough patches — no music pumping overhead, no glad-handers butting in, no excuses to run to the bar.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2021

I think he’s going to pretend he wasn’t listening, so I won’t yell at him for butting in, but then he says, “Black lives matter.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée