interject
verb
in·ter·ject
ˌin-tər-ˈjekt 
interjected; interjecting; interjects
: to throw in between or among other things : interpolate
interject a remark
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According to its Latin roots, interject ought to mean literally "throw between". For most of the word's history, however, the only things that have been interjected have been comments dropped suddenly into a conversation. Interjections are often humorous, and sometimes even insulting, and the best interjections are so quick that the conversation isn't even interrupted.
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Examples of interject in a Sentence
“That's an interesting idea,” he interjected, “but I don't think you've considered all of the details.”
She listened to us, interjecting remarks every so often.
If I may interject, I have things I'd like to add.
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Mia’s friends come to dinner and started sharing old memories, and Jacqueline simply had to interject and remind us that her memories with Mia are older.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
Elon attempted to interject before Kimbal again insisted the two brothers were immigrants during the early days of Zip2.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Join 380 others in the comments View Comments Of course, the Harris campaign tried to impose a time limit on the interview, so perhaps Baier interjected more often because of the time pressure.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
But so few interject a sense of play into our sleep habits.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
Elon attempted to interject before Kimbal again insisted the two brothers were immigrants during the early days of Zip2.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Join 380 others in the comments View Comments Of course, the Harris campaign tried to impose a time limit on the interview, so perhaps Baier interjected more often because of the time pressure.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
But so few interject a sense of play into our sleep habits.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Interject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interject. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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interject
verb
in·ter·ject
ˌint-ər-ˈjekt
: to throw in between or among other things
interject a remark
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