barged in

Example Sentences

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As the journalists interacted with the migrants, uniformed police barged in and detained the lawyer and four journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

I barged in on Romane and Justine, 20-something women having a late lunch at a sidewalk table in the third arrondissement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

The police barged in once during a play.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

There is a community land trust in San Juan County, the most unaffordable place in Washington, that barged in homes that were going to be torn down in Victoria, B.C., to become affordable housing.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

"Well, just cut out calling me--" All of a sudden the door opened, and old Stradlater barged in, in a big hurry.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger