interjection

Example Sentences

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Potrykus makes a psychologically revealing meal out of every nervous interjection of Derek’s until they become animalistic and eventually sorrowful.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

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

The disagreement between the two men is halted with an interjection from an elderly woman - perhaps the grandmother - who has her own reason to thank Gorbachev.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

At first there were hints that Luria’s interjection might cause a change back to reason.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson