interject
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While Davis can’t really see herself living back in the States again, she was also quick to interject: “Berlin is no panacea, sweetie. There’s no safe spaces anywhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
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
Both said they see Hunter starting as a cornerback, with Callahan adding: "Then you find ways to interject him into the offence as he gets more comfortable."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
"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
“Me too. You wouldn’t believe the things I believe in,” I interject, sounding frantic, wanting to join in their repartee so I don’t stare at it.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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Evans immediately interjects, trying to halt and redirect the conversation.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
In an exchange about her passing on her crown at Barcelona she quickly interjects: "No, I didn't have a crown! It's just media stuff!"
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“All of it’s been fluff,” Mr. Tisch interjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
McKay asks if Pranita would like for them to call anyone — the ICE agent interjects, “No phone calls.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
“She hasn’t slept through the night all week,” Roshan interjects.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Commissioner John Galo interjected, citing concerns he had about the recurring fees Monarch Tracking could charge, which could cost the county tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, in his estimate.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
An employee interjected and reminded him of the new policy, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Mackay interjected in the latest war of words between the two, saying it was a "bit of a boring psychodrama."
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
"I got it, Pancake," Ma interjected as I tried to push her.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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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
"It's the sheer amount of time people off the playing surface are interjecting, or being asked to interject, that's making the games at times a bit of a mess."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
In meetings with middle management, she finds ways to keep the attention of management for longer, sometimes by interjecting when we’re speaking with unrelated but attention-grabbing points.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2024
Throughout the 1980s, TV viewers reported multiple cases of broadcasts and cablecasts being interrupted for a minute or two by mysterious mischief-makers, interjecting with sometimes disturbing and surreal messages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
Simmon listened intently, occasionally interjecting a word or two.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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