interrupted

Example Sentences

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The excitement was interrupted by a sudden power cut in the tunnel that sent the scientists in Zurich scrambling for answers.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The 2025-26 Broadway season was characterized by long fallow periods interrupted by an onslaught of eagerly awaited openings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Fed officials entered 2026 confident that price increases would gradually cool, but the shock to oil markets from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has interrupted any progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Some in the press corps, exhausted and rattled after a gunman interrupted their dinner, were grateful for the crumbs.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The sea lions were on their rocks, coughing, barking, honking, all the usual sea lion conversation, but Nim interrupted, shouting and waving her arms.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr