interject
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While Davis can’t really see herself living back in the States again, she was also quick to interject: “Berlin is no panacea, sweetie. There’s no safe spaces anywhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
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
The next day, when other wedding guests asked Louise what she did for a living, Clifford would interject with the barb that "one thing she doesn't do is know how to work an oven properly".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
"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 interject, “It’s only one meal. Besides, three people won’t get much attention. How do we get other people to join in?”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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Then Mr. Blackwood interjects: “We’re not even sure about our students’ politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Scott interjects stories from his career throughout our conversation, reflecting as far back as his first short film, “Boy and Bicycle,” which he made with his brother in 1965.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"But she doesn't eat vegetables," her mother, Carmen, interjects.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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
Rubio interjects in a voice as monotone as Crick’s.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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“I’ll be recruiting,” he interjected with a smile, as Skubal declined to comment on free agency, saying it was too soon to try to predict what the future would hold for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Mr. Netanyahu interjected: “Call up 300,000 troops immediately.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
When the reporter interjected, “He started this one,” Mullin replied, “This isn’t a war.”
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Miss Maggie interjected now and then, as was her habit, but Osh listened carefully until I was through.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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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
“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
Otherwise, she listened to her sister, interjecting periodically with whatever semirelevant detail popped into her head.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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