interjection

Example Sentences

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The libretto is mostly in vernacular English, except for choral interjections of the Buddhist “Diamond Sutra,” sung in Chinese.

From Los Angeles Times

But its structure — in which soft expanses of consoling strings are the ground for interjections of somber trumpet and bursts of talkative flute — suggests the flutes are a single many-headed unit.

From New York Times

Missy Mazzoli’s “Forgiveness Machine” opens with nervy, high-register oscillations that give way to grave bass interjections, before making space for a more relaxed treatment of melody in its middle section.

From New York Times

After the interjection, the silence continued after a short delay.

From BBC

“At first, I …,” Waters said, then uttered an interjection that sounded a lot like “ack!”

From Washington Post