interlude

A poolside interlude channels the tension of distance between two people who were once close: The woman grasps a book but seems primarily absorbed in melancholy; the man broods around her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“It was just this six-week interlude of time when people liked each other and people were having fun together,” Schloessman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Markets treated that memorandum of understanding as the end to the war, but it was actually a short-lived interlude “in an ongoing war,” analysts at Piper Sandler said in a note.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Morgan Stanley, which was a lead banker on the SpaceX IPO, seems to think the dip will be an interlude.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

There is a sudden interlude in the frenzy of the game as he takes off his helmet and rises only to his knees.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Anchored on a near-orchestral soundstage, its 20 tracks ricochet from in-your-face punk dissonance to majestic broken-heart dirges, a lovely duet with St. Vincent, rootsy folk interludes and farfisa-rich lounge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

While the tracks blend without interruption, many are stitched together with brief ambient interludes, during which Madonna often offers spiritual incantations about the healing power of music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

His ongoing dispute with a folding bicycle and a long-running complaint about the behavior of the upstairs neighbors are, though they make for some very funny interludes, symptomatic of entrenched unhappiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Even active seasons can have notably quiet interludes, while below-average years can still produce devastating hurricanes.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

“It was one of the nicest interludes we have ever, ever had.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield