interrupt
Example Sentences
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“Yes, I remember asking what all that was about and being rudely ignored and then interrupted by these shadow beasties. Who captures you?”
From Literature
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And then it started repeating itself, so I interrupted.
From Literature
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“If we go for a walk, he’s a captive audience, but it’s been below zero here. So sometimes, I’ll interrupt ‘Jeopardy,’” she said.
From MarketWatch
But for a few hours, a day, a month or a year, they will sit there, quietly interrupting the city’s noise with a message meant for anyone who needs it.
From Los Angeles Times
Near-term global supplies remain ample, but with Iran now exporting 1.6 million barrels a day which could be interrupted, and Russian exports declining, “futures are keeping the geopolitical premium,” he adds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.