interrupted

Example Sentences

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The tribunal was told a man waiting outside the consultation room interrupted and said: "He's not a patient, he's a doctor I've come to see."

From BBC

“Even milliseconds or seconds of interrupted blood flow to the brain can have serious consequences,” Dr. Altaf Saadi, a neurologist and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, told us.

From Salon

“Mr. Pinkerton,” interrupted Detective Webster with a wide grin, “I think she’s perfect for the job.”

From Literature

Unlike my recent trips there this one wasn’t interrupted by mass demonstrations on behalf of persecuted Muslims.

From The Wall Street Journal

For many people across the Northern Hemisphere, like Rowe, this holiday season was interrupted by an unwanted visitor: influenza.

From Salon