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Recent Examples of interjectionThe 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 With frequent interjections from DJ Swamp Izzo, the album is designed to aesthetically mimic the ‘00s mixtapes that Izzo used to host for artists like Young Thug a decade ago.—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for interjection
Their cries could indicate the pack is hurt or in trouble.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
During the closing Neilah service after night has fallen, the practice concludes with the cries of the Shema prayer before the congregation erupts into song and dance.
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.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
And for the first time, the exclamation mark people are influential, energized and presenting a broad front.
All day, fans have been buzzing online, daring each other to out-scream every stop before them after Yeonjun teased that some crowds weren’t loud enough.
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Crystal Bell,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Blood curdling screams and chains scraping against the ground can be heard throughout the prison.
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.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
The rapid approach of the animal—seemingly out of nowhere—prompted shrieks and a chaotic dash as tourists rushed to safety.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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