How to Use interjection in a Sentence

interjection

noun
  • So those are the – again, the two points of interjection between me and the force.
    — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Still, these interjections fail to break through the monotony of the show.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The trustee’s interjection drew laughter from the room.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Her interjection was met with wild applause from the crowd.
    — Chloe Angyal, Marie Claire, 20 Dec. 2019
  • The interjection set a tone that Judge Ellis has kept throughout the first week of Mr. Manafort’s trial on tax-and bank-fraud charges.
    — Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2018
  • Young said in his release that the CCP’s interjection with the bill would only fuel its passage.
    — Fox News, 15 Nov. 2021
  • This big chunk of the episode, before the two big reveals — the verdict and the killer — is mercifully free of flashbacks, dreams, and interjections.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 July 2024
  • Your interjection should be substantial, but no more than a minute or two.
    — Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • One woman in the crowd began a series of interjections.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2024
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    — Elly Van Gelderen, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2019
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    — Elly Van Gelderen, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2019
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    — Elly Van Gelderen, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2019
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    — Elly Van Gelderen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2019
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    — Elly Van Gelderen, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2019
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    — Elly Van Gelderen, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2019
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    — Elly Van Gelderen, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2019
  • It can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, a conjunction or an interjection.
    — Elly Van Gelderen, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Like ew, there's another interjection now in play, yowza, along with a word some might have thought was already allowed: zen.
    — Leanne Italie, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2018
  • Like ew, there’s another interjection now in play, yowza, along with a word some might have thought was already allowed: zen.
    — Leanne Itali, The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2018
  • There are no pauses, few adverbs, and, most notably, few interjections by Faye.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 15 June 2018
  • For example, the A-melo part has interjections alongside a melody with distinctive tempo, but the B-melo is slow and silky, then the chorus brings up the pace again.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Not surprisingly, the interjection didn't sit well with Joy, who told Meghan that she wasn't finished speaking.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 10 Jan. 2021
  • His playful riffs dizzy themselves into a brooding lull, cut short by a crafty interjection from a hairdryer.
    — chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The sassy post continues the dictionary's streak of tweets timed to serve as sharp interjections in the cultural or political debate of the day.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 18 July 2017
  • Videos that simply show a group of people watching the same video, with laughs or emotional interjections throughout, may not fall under fair use.
    — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2017
  • There was a windmill dunk, a couple of Emoni Bates' trademarked stepback jumpers and even some jawing that prompted the interjection of game officials.
    — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2021
  • The tension between the siblings, the interjection of their critical mother and tough conversations give the state of Mel’s life more context.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The vice president mostly ignored the interjections and stuck to his prepared remarks.
    — NBC News, 25 June 2019
  • There were some less-than-serious efforts the likes of which have been seen in past years — underhand lobs from half-court, for example, and a whole lot of interjection from on-court emcee Kevin Hart — but there was at least some defense played.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Further, our species uses interjections to express emotions.
    — Katarzyna Pisanski, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025

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