interlude

Example Sentences

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It dawned on them that this wasn’t just an interlude but their calling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s too early to tell, of course, whether these deals mark a lasting peace or a brief interlude before fighting resumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Later, after a chaotic interlude of rebel rule and an uncertain transition, he was elected head of state as a post-conflict and consensual civil-society figure.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

There is one dance interlude, but it’s at the end, and it’s over a Sam Cooke gospel tune.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

It was also our first trip together, our first time together; I thought it might be only an interlude.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood