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
  • 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
  • Your interjection should be substantial, but no more than a minute or two.
    Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • 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
  • 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 vice president mostly ignored the interjections and stuck to his prepared remarks.
    NBC News, 25 June 2019
  • As usual with anything at a Swift show, there were tens of thousands of cameras trained on her, and one 25-second clip of the singer’s interjections on Twitter had amassed more than 3 million views by Sunday morning.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 May 2023
  • The group’s distinctive bird-like interjections — scerrrrrl! — still accent most songs.
    John Adamian, courant.com, 12 May 2018
  • There were also some lewd interjections about gynecology appointments, which made the video go all the more viral.
    Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Men, by the way, exist in this book as parenthetical interjections.
    Robin Givhan, Twin Cities, 11 May 2017
  • But Vernon owns his part, offering chilling interjections that culminate in a wispy, hymn-sounding solo around the 2:50 mark.
    Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, 26 June 2017
  • As for the others, Kristen Gillibrand was almost Bill de Blasio like in her numerous interjections into the debate.
    Michael Arceneaux, Essence, 28 June 2019
  • McConnell will plunge ahead with a repeal-and-replace effort, despite the president’s interjection.
    Dan Balz, Washington Post, 1 July 2017
  • If the interjection was say relevant, or maybe even irrelevant, the key would be whether the statement or assertion is something that could garner a semblance of balanced discussion.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • Roberts' admonishment was his first major interjection in the trial.
    William Cummings, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The house’s largely unbothered rhythms are broken by interjections from a panel of commentators, who watch footage from the house at another location, in real time.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2020
  • It’s been an unfortunate interjection in the run-up to the next release, in a franchise whose marquee stars have already made pains to disavow Rowling’s convictions repeatedly.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Essence, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Mostly gone were the overly complicated sci-fi interjections and just-obscure-enough pop culture references Oswalt is known for.
    Zach Freeman, chicagotribune.com, 3 June 2017
  • There’s a pitcher of gravy for pouring, and creamy horseradish sauce for invigorating interjection.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But moments like this full-bench interjection have happened this season because of previous trials and tribulations.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2022

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