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

"Jon barged in and was absolutely furious, shouting, 'you think you can protect my wife?'."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

The new raised park, braced by a 1.2-mile flood wall and millions of tons of layered earth barged in by water, would act as a levee to hold back the surging sea.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

"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