interjected

past tense of interject

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of interjected After a lengthy and contentious back and forth over questions posed by Reddington, Judge William Sullivan interjected to keep proceedings on topic. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 Dubón expressed frustration that Torres didn’t check with the first-base umpire, and then manager Walt Weiss interjected in his defense. Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Maher interjected, citing a settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026 Carr interjected, eager to include the 41-year-old unrestricted free agent in the conversation of incumbent on-ball presences on the Lakers. Law Murray, New York Times, 27 June 2026 However, Frank Carone, then chief of staff to the mayor, is alleged to have interjected and received $120,000 for doing so. Ali Bauman, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Roy interjected with the mischievous smirk typical of a younger brother trying to ruffle some feathers. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 Bateman interjected as Stewart agreed. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 Mayor Vi Lyles interjected before the video finished to tell Lamb his time was up. Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjected
Verb
  • But he wasn’t merely inserted into the stars’ histories as an observer like the fictional movie character, Gump.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The running game got another boost with the return of second-year back Jordan James, who re-inserted himself into the competition to back up Christian McCaffrey with rookie Kaelon Black, who made his preseason debut Tuesday.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • If reelected, Luxon is seeking to make his government the latest worldwide to enact age restrictions for social media platforms after dozens of countries have either introduced or are mulling such measures.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When O’Flynn arrived to begin character development, she was introduced to the story’s parents, played by two actors with a lifetime’s worth of Leigh films under their belt.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The streamer also released a short teaser, showing a bank of 1990s-era TV sets airing footage of the series interspersed with news reports of the high school soccer team’s rescue.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the podcast, conversations with guests are interspersed with rambling reflections from Von, who is open about his past issues with substance abuse.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Interjected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjected. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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