barges into

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In La Verne: In a scene filmed at La Verne United Methodist Church, Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, barges into a church and interrupts a wedding, screaming, “Elaine, Elaine,” in “The Graduate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Then she slow-motion struts down an L.A. sidewalk in heels, barges into the meeting, props her bloody, bandaged foot on the table, and somehow still closes the deal with the celebrity stylist.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

Elton’s motivations don’t make sense, but at least Cera barges into the movie with so much energy that his sequence is a hoot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

His strutting GoJo band barges into the triplex right when Kendall is leading a moment of silence for Logan.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

My sister barges into my room whenever she feels like it, but if I go into her room without knocking, she cuts my head off.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée