interject
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Kasten could not pass up the chance to interject.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The same principle applies in meetings: Bosses should hold back their opinions until others have spoken, and not interject even to express agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Both said they see Hunter starting as a cornerback, with Callahan adding: "Then you find ways to interject him into the offence as he gets more comfortable."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
"Quiet, please," he continued when Harris tried to interject, in seeming reference to her well-known response to former VP Mike Pence's interruptions during a 2020 debate.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
I expect Guardian to interject, but she does not.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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“All of it’s been fluff,” Mr. Tisch interjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
McKay asks if Pranita would like for them to call anyone — the ICE agent interjects, “No phone calls.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
"Too many!" interjects Sandy, who was not thrilled about having to park far from the village centre just to go grocery shopping -- security is even more draconian with US President Donald Trump arriving Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
A rep interjects to confirm that the details are still being ironed out, but it’s too late.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
"We do lots of things," Leo interjects, opening the jar of pickles I set down and fishing one out.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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Commissioner John Galo interjected, citing concerns he had about the recurring fees Monarch Tracking could charge, which could cost the county tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, in his estimate.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
When he suggested that there was only one more senator left to ask questions, a staffer interjected to tell him—in words picked up by the mic—that several additional senators had time to speak.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
Mackay interjected in the latest war of words between the two, saying it was a "bit of a boring psychodrama."
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
When a reporter pressed Mamdani over a previous comment calling Trump a despot, the president interjected, “I’ve been called much worse than a despot, so it’s not that insulting.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Miss Maggie interjected now and then, as was her habit, but Osh listened carefully until I was through.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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But watching such interactions together, even if we are just interjecting the occasional comment as we sit shoulder-to-shoulder on the couch, makes a difference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
"It's the sheer amount of time people off the playing surface are interjecting, or being asked to interject, that's making the games at times a bit of a mess."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
In meetings with middle management, she finds ways to keep the attention of management for longer, sometimes by interjecting when we’re speaking with unrelated but attention-grabbing points.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2024
I imagine Marshall peering down at counsel and interjecting, with his trademark gruffness: “You have got to be kidding me.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
He held up a hand to stop her interjecting.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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