interrupt

Example Sentences

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Dior Johnson, 2, kicked a ball toward another child, who interrupted his sprint across the yard to kick it right back to her.

From Los Angeles Times

Along a remote stretch of the north Somerset coast, views of rolling hills and farmhouses are suddenly interrupted by a thicket of construction cranes.

From BBC

They understood each other’s rhythms and moods and no one else ever came in to interrupt that.

From Literature

At the time of the protest, Parnell described the demonstration as merely “interrupting,” so his escalation in rhetoric is likely intentional.

From Salon

Tien broke immediately to signal his intent, but his momentum was interrupted when he needed treatment for a nosebleed.

From Barron's