as in cry
a sudden short emotional utterance a chorus of angry interjections greeted the announcement that our flight would be delayed

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Recent Examples of interjection Scoffs could be heard at points on both sides and multiple audience members made loud, sometimes profane interjections at various assertions from Walton, Kennedy and Suarez. Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The bandmates piggyback off each other’s thoughts and finish one another’s sentences without any interjection feeling like an interruption. Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025 When Murkowski finally appeared on the floor, she was quickly surrounded by Thune, Barrasso, Graham and Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who barraged her on all sides with points and interjections. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025 Chase and Ibarra may, for instance, begin a dialogue as nervous chit-chat with staccato flute interjections with drummed responses that soon turn to broad expressions of wonder. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for interjection
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Noun
  • The scared but resilient puppy cries as rescuers work to free her.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There were cries of overreach when the Guard was deployed to stem segregationist tension in Arkansas and Alabama in the 1950s and '60s.
    Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That wide-eyed exclamation has been Reeves’s official trademark ever since, and its eternal adolescent naïveté has kept him from being properly judged on the merits of his work.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Toward the end of his introduction, a few audience members could be heard shouting supportive exclamations for Mamdani, before Goldberg turned in her seat to address them live on the air.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Aragón Aragón is a region that whispers rather than shouts.
    Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Ben Parkinson was warming up on the touchline beside Paul Dummett and Emil Krafth when there was a shout and a point from the dugout.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Before ejaculation, mammalian sperm remain in a low-energy state.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Several medical conditions can mimic prostate cancer, causing many of the same symptoms, including painful ejaculation and blood in the urine.
    MD Published, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her newest venture into the genre is Hulu’s The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a remake of the 1992 thriller of the same name, in which Winstead stars opposite fellow scream queen, Maika Monroe.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
  • For the past decade, Monroe has established herself as a mainstay in the horror genre, not just a dependable player but a true modern scream queen who’s able to elevate predictable fare, stand toe-to-toe with monsters of all kinds, and, of course, lead modern classics to even greater heights.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Led by blaring ‘80s synthesizers and a pounding beat, the song features a distorted lead vocal from D’Angelo, who accompanies himself on multitracked backing vocals with the occasional soul shriek thrown in for good measure.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But that doesn’t give a sense of how absorbingly otherworldly the film is, with its wordless beginnings and its shriek of a score from Jonny Greenwood.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Interjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjection. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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