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

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

Our across-the-street neighbor Mr. Georgiou barged in with four big pizza boxes—two-footers.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda