interlude
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I can still remember how blue the skies in California seemed during that brief interlude.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
There is, however, one dazzlingly strange interlude of repressed conflict that radiates such retro 1950s-fixated weirdness that it’s as if David Lynch took a sly pass at the “Mad Max” universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
Wall Street sees the war as ongoing, viewing the interim peace agreement as a short-lived interlude.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Well well,” said Francis after a long interlude, peering over Sophie’s shoulder at me.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Later in the month, areas of high pressure may have more influence on the weather which would mean longer dry interludes and the chance of above-average daytime temperatures.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
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
It includes folk of the British and Appalachian varieties, jazzy interludes, and neoclassical orchestrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Well, it’s my idea that in all these interludes, whenever Dave became a psychiatric case, he went off into a moronic maze, spending his time twiddling his fingers.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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Vocabulary lists containing interlude
Power Prefix: inter-
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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