interlude
noun
in·ter·lude
ˈin-tər-ˌlüd 
1
: an intervening or interruptive period, space, or event : interval
2
: a musical composition inserted between the parts of a longer composition, a drama, or a religious service
3
: a usually short simple play or dramatic entertainment
Examples of interlude in a Sentence
She left for a brief interlude.
He has resumed his acting career after a two-year interlude.
They always met in the city for their romantic interludes.
a drama with musical interludes
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The most notable is an interlude that begins in a New York dive hotel where Marty literally lands in the orbit of Ezra Mushkin, a crook played with gnarled seediness by Abel Ferrara in one of many inspired casting strokes.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
The novel alternates between Agnes’s life and that of the woman, a Celtic druid weighing an alliance with a Roman settlement; additional interludes are voiced by the moss that connects them.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Get ready for an interlude of riotous laughter as Richard Todd Adams and Max Roll take the audience on a musical comedic journey about their would-be careers as concert pianists.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
The most notable is an interlude that begins in a New York dive hotel where Marty literally lands in the orbit of Ezra Mushkin, a crook played with gnarled seediness by Abel Ferrara in one of many inspired casting strokes.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interlude
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“Interlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interlude. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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interlude
noun
in·ter·lude
ˈint-ər-ˌlüd
1
: a performance between the acts of a play
2
: an intervening period, space, or event : interval
3
: a musical composition inserted between the parts of a longer one, a drama, or a religious service
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