interjection
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Potrykus makes a psychologically revealing meal out of every nervous interjection of Derek’s until they become animalistic and eventually sorrowful.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
After the 11-term Democrat's third interjection and prior warnings to maintain decorum, House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered the sergeant-at-arms to remove Green from the chamber.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2025
But some prospective jurors revealed sensitive information on their own, without any interjection from the judge.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The “re, mi, do” feels musically resolved, he explained, after which “do, so” — the alien response — feels like an appropriately startling interjection.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Not that she wasn’t thankful for the help, but she had to wonder at this sudden interjection.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
That elicited plenty of interjections from the degree-holders below his lectern, to whom Borchetta responded, “Deal with it.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
Barring any interjections from the weather it would be a minor miracle if this contest now stretches through until Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
In the finished version, the song sounds transformed: Ascending notes on the strings, interjections from the brass and crashing cymbals build to a powerful climax, evoking the heartache and inner turmoil contained in the lyric.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
Not to be forgotten: associate music director and pianist Riley Brule, who transcends the role of accompanist with a few choice interjections and a sight gag involving a pair of moose antlers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
These cries or interjections were represented as the natural and real beginnings of human speech.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
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