Definition of interjectionnext
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 Two people were arrested for disrupting the meeting with anti-CoreCivic interjections. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 The cast rises to the challenge of Churchill’s rapid-fire, often overlapping dialogue, with comedic highlights including Pope Joan’s coarse frankness and Dull Gret’s unexpected interjections. Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026 Schlanger, meanwhile, was not surprised by Salmela’s interjection. Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026 However, this interjection increases the probability of overlapping or even conflicting instructions to vendors. Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interjection
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Noun
  • The little one’s first cries somehow complete the circle.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • The soundtrack of sneaker squeaks, rallying cries, and bouncing basketballs found visual complement in the crayon box of jerseys coloring the city in various shades of hometown pride.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Wembanyama is the highest-upside prospect to enter the NBA since LeBron, and his performance through his first three years in the NBA has only put an exclamation mark on his game.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Greene was responding to a post from Laura Ingraham, in which the Fox News host shared the reporting alongside two exclamation marks.
    Sophie Brams, The Hill, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • There was an appeal for a penalty after Tyler Adams and an Aussie attacker came together in the box, but those shouts were waved away by the referee.
    David Close, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • The whole morning and afternoon had the sound of a shout.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Research has found that doing pelvic floor exercises can help with erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and urinary incontinence, especially after prostate surgery.
    Stacey Colino, Time, 9 June 2026
  • The very much unrated film — showing unsimulated full penetration and ejaculation — streamed from 2017 until well into 2020.
    Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And then there were the screams.
    Latif Love June 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • As the ball landed safely on the other side of the left field fence at Nationals Park on Monday, Dylan Crews clenched his fists and let out a scream.
    Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Less than 30 seconds later came the shriek of the two missiles that lanced through Turmus’ car.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • Henley's voice crested toward a shriek.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

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“Interjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjection. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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