interjection
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“We both have good jobs—and no kids—so we’re able to travel,” said Oester, with an interjection from Li.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
But some prospective jurors revealed sensitive information on their own, without any interjection from the judge.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
“Bills, Bills, Bills” is dizzyingly complex, “Jumpin’, Jumpin’” is futuristically forceful and Beyoncé’s singing at the end of “Bug a Boo” is a soaring interjection of traditional glory into the modish present.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
However, the brief yet random interjection raised eyebrows and concerns about security at CinemaCon and also, the legal integrity of the proceedings.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022
At first there were hints that Luria’s interjection might cause a change back to reason.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Chase and Ibarra may, for instance, begin a dialogue as nervous chit-chat with staccato flute interjections with drummed responses that soon turn to broad expressions of wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
Barring any interjections from the weather it would be a minor miracle if this contest now stretches through until Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
In the finished version, the song sounds transformed: Ascending notes on the strings, interjections from the brass and crashing cymbals build to a powerful climax, evoking the heartache and inner turmoil contained in the lyric.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
SBF acknowledged all of this during the walk, Sun said, with hasty, clipped interjections of “yup, yup.”
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2023
So Robert opened the instrument, let them inspect the interior to see how the hammers struck the wires, and they watched with fear and wonder, and exchanged looks and interjections that expressed these emotions.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
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