interrupted

Example Sentences

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Their preparation was infamously interrupted by finding a member of Saints' backroom team at their training ground two days before the first leg and 'Spygate' was born.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A takeover went through later that summer but the damage of an interrupted season had already taken hold and a second successive relegation in a Covid-interrupted campaign followed.

From BBC • May 14, 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

Mr. Preston started to respond, and Mr. Hamlin interrupted: “Can we just hug it out?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

He had no idea how long he had been reading when his concentration was interrupted by a pang of hunger shooting through his stomach.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville