interject

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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

However, for a criminal suspect on trial to interject and instruct a witness not to answer a prosecutor's question during cross-examination is something nearly unheard of in a court.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

When Jeremiah Watkins heard someone in the audience interject, “What about trains?” the comedian welcomed the chance to riff.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

"Quiet, please," he continued when Harris tried to interject, in seeming reference to her well-known response to former VP Mike Pence's interruptions during a 2020 debate.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2024

There was hardly time for explanations, much less an argument, but I pattered on, leaving no room for him to interject.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu