interject
Example Sentences
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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
She thinks if you're going to someone's headline show that they've honed and crafted - "they've perfected the rhythm, set-up and punchline" - then the time to interject has passed.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
His answers were discursive, and reporters tried to interject.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
I interject, “It’s only one meal. Besides, three people won’t get much attention. How do we get other people to join in?”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.