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Recent Examples of interjectionHowever, this interjection increases the probability of overlapping or even conflicting instructions to vendors.—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026 The rest were reactions and questions and interjections of shock.—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025 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 The double reeds conquered all in their klezmer-like interjection.—Lisa Hirsch, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interjection
My sister, Louise, had spent hours perfecting the screechy, imperious cry of Starscream, only to use it when phoning the takeaway and ordering curry sauce and chips.
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Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
That, of course, and the occasional ghostly presences, unsettling cries, and blood dripping from the ceiling.
Leon's order, which also included a number of exclamation marks, said the government must get congressional approval before continuing the project.
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Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
One of the headiest things about Adult Braces is how West’s prose style was pickled in the mid-2010s, so her use of caps lock and exclamation marks acted on me as a powerful Proustian madeleine.
Hartzman also gave Cactus Club a shout out from the Turner Hall stage.
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Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
28 Mar. 2026
The prologue that opens Ragtime loudly announces the musical’s epic ambitions as its nine fictional characters and six of its historical figures introduce themselves with third-person narration and shout-singing.
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Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
Is such an existential shriek into the abyss, all while living in a society suffused by mind-numbing grief and nationalism, worth subjecting yourself to?
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
Lee’s introduction of Liu sparked shrieks, mostly among young students from the nearby Oakland School for the Arts, which Liu also attended for one semester.
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Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026