interjection
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“We both have good jobs—and no kids—so we’re able to travel,” said Oester, with an interjection from Li.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
After the 11-term Democrat's third interjection and prior warnings to maintain decorum, House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered the sergeant-at-arms to remove Green from the chamber.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2025
But some prospective jurors revealed sensitive information on their own, without any interjection from the judge.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
“Bills, Bills, Bills” is dizzyingly complex, “Jumpin’, Jumpin’” is futuristically forceful and Beyoncé’s singing at the end of “Bug a Boo” is a soaring interjection of traditional glory into the modish present.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Every now and then a staccato interjection from my grandmother.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
That elicited plenty of interjections from the degree-holders below his lectern, to whom Borchetta responded, “Deal with it.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
As the German entrepreneur sat pitchside at a sold-out O2 Arena for the season-concluding Final Four event, any online negativity was drowned out by thousands of screaming children and regular interjections from an air horn.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Shortly after Mr. Halloran finished reading the passage with his interjections, Ms. Cavanaugh responded, tearfully calling his altering of the passage unnecessary harassment that diminished the integrity of the legislation they were debating.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Among his interjections Thursday, Carter raised multiple reservations about the nomination of retired Judge Jay C. Gandhi as a monitor to ensure compliance with the agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
The hostile interjections had no meaning for him, since those who made them, not being included in the group-consciousness, spoke an unintelligible language.
From The Promise of Air by Algernon Blackwood
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