How to Use interject in a Sentence

interject

verb
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  • She listened to us, interjecting remarks every so often.
  • If I may interject, I have things I'd like to add.
  • So while Barkley's point is valid, Paul had to interject.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2021
  • But there never seems to be a good moment to interject.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Singer interjected to ask a question of the room: How many people get their healthcare bills in the mail?
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Steve interjects with the good-natured air of one who has had to explain this before.
    — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • That was the first of many times Grassley would interject while one of the few women empowered to speak opened her mouth.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2018
  • And if something else was missing, James knows how to interject it.
    — Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Biden picked up on the pro-Morgan vibes and tried to interject the school’s name in some of his answers, and noted that he’s spoken there before.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Whoopi Goldberg interjected to try to break up the exchange.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 3 Nov. 2019
  • One panelist tried to interject, but Williams pressed on, her voice becoming harsh and staccato as the tide in the room moved against her.
    — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2021
  • Lecrae said his purpose was to entertain the men and interject some joy into their lives.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2020
  • King interjected by telling Braun that there isn’t enough evidence to back up claims that warm weather can curb the spread of the disease.
    — Indianapolis Star, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Before long, Trump was interjecting again, although the judge quickly put a stop to it.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In the Senate, Rubio offered support for the unions over Biden's call for Congress to interject.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Robin Quivers interjected in the interview that the girl was drugged.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Don’t interject something that’s going to be detrimental to the first thing.
    — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 28 June 2019
  • Ruthie’s teacher interjects at one point in this episode of BoJack Horseman.
    — Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2017
  • At the same time, auto makers are programming the car to interject with more suggestions of its own.
    — Mike Colias, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
  • As if to put some excitement in the scene, the show interjects the revelation of Jon Snow's lineage with a scene of him hooking up with Daenerys for the first time.
    — Matt Miller, Esquire, 28 Aug. 2017
  • As the group talked, mostly in English, the grandmother interjected some words in Farsi, her eyes big and glassy.
    — Eric Benson, Woman's Day, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Coconut's milky flavor will help tame this soup's bold tomato taste and interject notes of light fruitiness.
    — Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 16 May 2023
  • It was left to Baylor coach Scott Drew to interject a little perspective.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The president of the United States made the decision to interject himself.
    — Carol Rosenberg, miamiherald, 3 May 2018
  • The cross examination became so tense that the judge had to interject.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Given a chance to speak, Dorchy began to explain his view of the case, prompting his attorney and Russell to interject.
    — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 27 May 2021
  • And someone paused their hopping and pumping to interject on Sandy’s behalf.
    — Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Stephanopoulos tried to interject—perhaps to ask for a simple answer to the question—and Graham snapped, at hair-trigger speed.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 12 June 2023
  • When Joe tried to interject with what Frankie had supposedly said to him, Dolores Catania cut him off.
    — Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • The internet has had some good ones over the past four or five years, but often, amidst the political bickering, it’s been hard to know when to interject with a joke.
    — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 22 Jan. 2021

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