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
“You’re abusing my time,” he responded after one interjection from Board Chair Janice Hahn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
“Bills, Bills, Bills” is dizzyingly complex, “Jumpin’, Jumpin’” is futuristically forceful and Beyoncé’s singing at the end of “Bug a Boo” is a soaring interjection of traditional glory into the modish present.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Emily gave Jose a small smile of gratitude, but his interjection didn’t deter Mr. Quisling.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
That elicited plenty of interjections from the degree-holders below his lectern, to whom Borchetta responded, “Deal with it.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
The libretto is mostly in vernacular English, except for choral interjections of the Buddhist “Diamond Sutra,” sung in Chinese.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
Albanese made the taunt after facing interjections from frontbenchers, including shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, during a speech on tax changes.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
In the finished version, the song sounds transformed: Ascending notes on the strings, interjections from the brass and crashing cymbals build to a powerful climax, evoking the heartache and inner turmoil contained in the lyric.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
But these interjections are only the outskirts of real language.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller
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