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interject

[in-ter-jekt] / ˌɪn tərˈdʒɛkt /


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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

When Jeremiah Watkins heard someone in the audience interject, “What about trains?” the comedian welcomed the chance to riff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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 tried to interject, but I couldn’t get a word in.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

In an exchange about her passing on her crown at Barcelona she quickly interjects: "No, I didn't have a crown! It's just media stuff!"

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“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

To underscore that point, Tarabay heartily interjects here with, “HELL no!”

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025

Rubio interjects in a voice as monotone as Crick’s.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

One reporter interjected, “Especially for a home opener.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“He didn’t say he hated Trump,” interjected his wife Lila Trask, 79, who thinks the teacher is sincere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Commissioner John Galo interjected, citing concerns he had about the recurring fees Monarch Tracking could charge, which could cost the county tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, in his estimate.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

“I like that one,” the Earl of Maytag interjected.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

"It's the sheer amount of time people off the playing surface are interjecting, or being asked to interject, that's making the games at times a bit of a mess."

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

In meetings with middle management, she finds ways to keep the attention of management for longer, sometimes by interjecting when we’re speaking with unrelated but attention-grabbing points.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2024

With her face aglow and eyes welling up with tears, she joyously jumped in and rescued me from myself, interjecting with a resounding “Yes!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

He held up a hand to stop her interjecting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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