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
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
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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
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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
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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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