interject
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The same principle applies in meetings: Bosses should hold back their opinions until others have spoken, and not interject even to express agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
As Barghouti tries to interject, Ben Gvir adds: "You need to know this, throughout history."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
But so few interject a sense of play into our sleep habits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
"Quiet, please," he continued when Harris tried to interject, in seeming reference to her well-known response to former VP Mike Pence's interruptions during a 2020 debate.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
I shift my weight and try to find the right moment to interject.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
“All of it’s been fluff,” Mr. Tisch interjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Too many!" interjects Sandy, who was not thrilled about having to park far from the village centre just to go grocery shopping -- security is even more draconian with US President Donald Trump arriving Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
A rep interjects to confirm that the details are still being ironed out, but it’s too late.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
"Now it's a town that has beaten Manchester United," interjects Ms Sharpe, as both women chuckle.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Rubio interjects in a voice as monotone as Crick’s.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
When he suggested that there was only one more senator left to ask questions, a staffer interjected to tell him—in words picked up by the mic—that several additional senators had time to speak.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
When the reporter interjected, “He started this one,” Mullin replied, “This isn’t a war.”
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Pappas, the global head of AI for Colgate-Palmolive CL -2.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle , a 220-year-old consumer-products company, quickly interjected, pointing out that the agency was using an older tool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
“You didn’t ever really listen to many of Obama’s speeches,” Cheri interjected, and James allowed as how that was true.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
“It would fall under reckless use of sympathy,” Lorren interjected coolly.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
But watching such interactions together, even if we are just interjecting the occasional comment as we sit shoulder-to-shoulder on the couch, makes a difference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
There is a caveat, though, from a interjecting Hickey.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
“We would sometimes laugh so loud that we would be very often shushed —,” Tomita added, with Wen interjecting with a laugh off mic, “Like today!”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
Schiff’s most characterful work, though, was in the Rondo finale, in which he rendered the cadenza as a grander conclusion, interjecting the “Don Giovanni” chords, then layering the overture and the concerto in clever counterpoint.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
He held up a hand to stop her interjecting.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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