interlude

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Other close-ups are less effective—for example, those fixed on the hands and arms of Romeo and Juliet for their “balcony” interlude, where their bare limbs interact in less-than-memorable choreographic configurations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Later, after a chaotic interlude of rebel rule and an uncertain transition, he was elected head of state as a post-conflict and consensual civil-society figure.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Fun fact: In concert, she reproduces the lilting whistled interlude to perfection.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

There is one dance interlude, but it’s at the end, and it’s over a Sam Cooke gospel tune.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

She wanted peace, an absolute quietude; she wanted an interlude of darkness, warm water, the pipe tobacco smell, security.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols