intermission

Example Sentences

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From August through November, we move from my mom’s to mine to my siblings’, with only a brief intermission before my dad’s rolls around in April.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

"He managed to convince the marching band - a huge deal at American universities - to come and play in the intermission between singles and doubles matches," Ram told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

But the intermission that the set change demands seems like an intrusion in a play that could do without the realistic detail.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

An intermission bought time to familiarize oneself with text squeezed onto the cellphone screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

The strategy derived by Coach Spinks during intermission was sound and surprisingly so.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy