interrupter

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And as we’re questioning our long-held beliefs about “sink or swim” individualism and intellectual elitism, this is also an interrupter.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“If all the violence interrupter is doing is canvassing the neighborhood three times a week, that’s not going to be enough. There needs to be more of a person-specific strategy,” Mr. Muhammad told The Times.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Towers, who works as a violence interrupter, said he and his colleagues face significant challenges in building trust with these communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

“We have to do something. Doing nothing, we see, isn’t working,” said Hardy, a violence interrupter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022

Old Ruddock begins to come out, not as a raconteur, but as an interrupter, which is a new phase of character.

From Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 1872 by Various