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The same principle applies in meetings: Bosses should hold back their opinions until others have spoken, and not interject even to express agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

She thinks if you're going to someone's headline show that they've honed and crafted - "they've perfected the rhythm, set-up and punchline" - then the time to interject has passed.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025

When Jeremiah Watkins heard someone in the audience interject, “What about trains?” the comedian welcomed the chance to riff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024

"Quiet, please," he continued when Harris tried to interject, in seeming reference to her well-known response to former VP Mike Pence's interruptions during a 2020 debate.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024

That had certainly been the occasion to interject his critical facility in assessing the meaning of experimental observations—but he had said nothing useful.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

“All of it’s been fluff,” Mr. Tisch interjects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

"Too many!" interjects Sandy, who was not thrilled about having to park far from the village centre just to go grocery shopping -- security is even more draconian with US President Donald Trump arriving Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

“No, he meant worthless,” Guerrero jokingly interjects, causing the group to jolt in roaring laughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

To underscore that point, Tarabay heartily interjects here with, “HELL no!”

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025

“The message from Grandma?” she interjects into the tension, smiling hopefully.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

When he suggested that there was only one more senator left to ask questions, a staffer interjected to tell him—in words picked up by the mic—that several additional senators had time to speak.

From Slate ● May 16, 2026

When the reporter interjected, “He started this one,” Mullin replied, “This isn’t a war.”

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

Pappas, the global head of AI for Colgate-Palmolive CL -2.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle , a 220-year-old consumer-products company, quickly interjected, pointing out that the agency was using an older tool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Goncalves said a bystander "stepped in and interjected" and "that's probably what led to a swift end of this tragic event".

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

“The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen,” Beowulf interjected, pleased that he remembered.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

But watching such interactions together, even if we are just interjecting the occasional comment as we sit shoulder-to-shoulder on the couch, makes a difference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Wootton could be seen smiling and laughing whilst Fox was speaking, interjecting with "a touch of balance" to say Evans regretted her comments and called her a "very beautiful woman".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023

“We would sometimes laugh so loud that we would be very often shushed —,” Tomita added, with Wen interjecting with a laugh off mic, “Like today!”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023

Schiff’s most characterful work, though, was in the Rondo finale, in which he rendered the cadenza as a grander conclusion, interjecting the “Don Giovanni” chords, then layering the overture and the concerto in clever counterpoint.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023

Simmon listened intently, occasionally interjecting a word or two.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss