butting in

Example Sentences

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So what if you don’t want Meta AI butting in every time you search for something or scroll through your social feeds?

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

A heat wave butting in during the monsoon season is not unheard of, according to meteorologists.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2022

There are also friends — more “friends” — now butting in to “encourage” you to accept an apology you find insincere.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2022

You should have talked to Allie first before butting in, but now that that’s no longer an option, you should approach the topic as open-mindedly as possible.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2021

I think he’s going to pretend he wasn’t listening, so I won’t yell at him for butting in, but then he says, “Black lives matter.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée