interrupted

Example Sentences

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This was after Kavanaugh, for roughly the dozenth time, interrupted an attorney or fellow justice to repeat his same points.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

“Say that again, Janet,” I might say, after another woman has interrupted her for the sixth time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

As the jeweler quietly continued working on the white-gold-and-platinum bracelet, hole by painstaking hole, she was interrupted by an observer, a compact 58-year-old man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

More recently, failures at large distributors have shown how quickly deliveries can be interrupted, even when goods are available.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

I interrupted Ba and urged Mr. Lew to rest at the desk.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu