intermission
Example Sentences
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From August through November, we move from my mom’s to mine to my siblings’, with only a brief intermission before my dad’s rolls around in April.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
"He managed to convince the marching band - a huge deal at American universities - to come and play in the intermission between singles and doubles matches," Ram told BBC Sport.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
But the intermission that the set change demands seems like an intrusion in a play that could do without the realistic detail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
An intermission bought time to familiarize oneself with text squeezed onto the cellphone screen.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026
Fortunately, Johnny, the security guard, opened the stage door at intermission.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing intermission
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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Blasted to Smithereens: Synonyms for "Break"
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