How to Use interjection in a Sentence

interjection

noun
  • Still, these interjections fail to break through the monotony of the show.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
  • So those are the – again, the two points of interjection between me and the force.
    CBS News, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Your interjection should be substantial, but no more than a minute or two.
    Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • The double reeds conquered all in their klezmer-like interjection.
    Lisa Hirsch, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2025
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    Elly Van Gelderen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The rest were reactions and questions and interjections of shock.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
  • His playful riffs dizzy themselves into a brooding lull, cut short by a crafty interjection from a hairdryer.
    chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • There are no pauses, few adverbs, and, most notably, few interjections by Faye.
    Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 15 June 2018
  • Schlanger, meanwhile, was not surprised by Salmela’s interjection.
    Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Our conversations are studded with long, off-the-record interjections.
    Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 June 2024
  • Men, by the way, exist in this book as parenthetical interjections.
    Robin Givhan, Twin Cities, 11 May 2017
  • Videos that simply show a group of people watching the same video, with laughs or emotional interjections throughout, may not fall under fair use.
    Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2017
  • The vice president mostly ignored the interjections and stuck to his prepared remarks.
    NBC News, 25 June 2019
  • This big chunk of the episode, before the two big reveals — the verdict and the killer — is mercifully free of flashbacks, dreams, and interjections.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 July 2024
  • Young said in his release that the CCP’s interjection with the bill would only fuel its passage.
    Fox News, 15 Nov. 2021
  • There were also some lewd interjections about gynecology appointments, which made the video go all the more viral.
    Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Roberts' admonishment was his first major interjection in the trial.
    William Cummings, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Not surprisingly, the interjection didn't sit well with Joy, who told Meghan that she wasn't finished speaking.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 10 Jan. 2021
  • Neither leader appeared frustrated, and there were no remarks or interjections from any of the other officials in the room.
    Jesus Mesa gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Dense and layered, the paintings are dominated by pinks and browns, with occasional interjections of blue.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The sassy post continues the dictionary's streak of tweets timed to serve as sharp interjections in the cultural or political debate of the day.
    Claire Zillman, Fortune, 18 July 2017
  • McConnell will plunge ahead with a repeal-and-replace effort, despite the president’s interjection.
    Dan Balz, Washington Post, 1 July 2017
  • The tension between the siblings, the interjection of their critical mother and tough conversations give the state of Mel’s life more context.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Audience members quickly realized the interjection wasn’t part of the session and called for security to remove him.
    Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The house’s largely unbothered rhythms are broken by interjections from a panel of commentators, who watch footage from the house at another location, in real time.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2020
  • Skinner's interjection became one of the biggest twists of the viral feud sensation between Gaines and Biles in early June.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • One notable element is that the AI was relatively polite and civil when making the interjections.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Thanks to his use of the telestrator, his signature interjections and his clear love of the game, Madden became a key part of every NFL fan's game day.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • In braids and a bright yellow fishing bib, with her dog Claude at her side and a witty interjection always on the tip of her tongue, Maude climbs onto her trusty little boat and sets a course for the open sea.
    Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • If the interjection was say relevant, or maybe even irrelevant, the key would be whether the statement or assertion is something that could garner a semblance of balanced discussion.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022

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