interrupted

Example Sentences

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But even as he began to introduce his final guest as hailing from "the Vatican", a staffer interrupted to say Pope Leo was refusing to come out of his dressing room.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He was interrupted by Labour councillor Caroline Phillips, who branded him "ignorant" for his remarks.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The last work he staged, “Moby Dick” was for Wilson “Messiah”-like in that he picked and chose bits from a novel with an already interrupted narrative the way Handel’s librettist did from the Bible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

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

It was clutching half a hazelnut in its paws, and looked up peevishly at being interrupted.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver