interjection
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“We both have good jobs—and no kids—so we’re able to travel,” said Oester, with an interjection from Li.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
But some prospective jurors revealed sensitive information on their own, without any interjection from the judge.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The “re, mi, do” feels musically resolved, he explained, after which “do, so” — the alien response — feels like an appropriately startling interjection.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
However, the brief yet random interjection raised eyebrows and concerns about security at CinemaCon and also, the legal integrity of the proceedings.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022
Not that she wasn’t thankful for the help, but she had to wonder at this sudden interjection.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
"Under my leadership, the Liberal Democrats would not be making polite interjections from the sidelines," he once said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
But his character is never as interesting as the tale he’s trying to tell, and his vocal interjections — when Jeff Harris becomes, unmistakably, Jeff Goldblum — can be distracting.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
As Winslow explained — dicing chicken, browning andouille sausage, saving the shrimp for last, so it doesn’t overcook — Harris punctuated his narration with a series of small interjections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
SBF acknowledged all of this during the walk, Sun said, with hasty, clipped interjections of “yup, yup.”
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2023
The 400 or 500 roots which remain as the constituent elements in different families of language are not interjections, nor are they imitations.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller
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