How to Use interval in a Sentence

interval

noun
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  • The sun shone for brief intervals throughout the day.
  • There might be long intervals during which nothing happens.
  • There will be a 20-minute interval between acts one and two.
  • Most of the gain is due between the 20th and the last day of the month; price has risen 67% of the time in that interval.
    — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • So for the sequence xn = {α log n}, the points seem to cluster to the left of the interval between 0 and 1.
    — Christopher Lutsko, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The monthly histogram shows that the first six months in any year have been a strong time interval.
    — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The people munch on snacks throughout the day with intervals of big meals.
    — Zoe Li, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • After a very British interval, the band started the second half of the show with a tricky translucent screen at the front of the stage.
    — Brad Auerbach, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2023
  • There should be lengthy intervals without rain with highs in the 60s each day.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Dog teams will take off in two-minute intervals for an 11-mile ride across town.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Much cooler and breezy with intervals of clouds and sun.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Repeat the interval eight or 10 times, and then do a cool-down walk for 10 minutes.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 25 July 2024
  • The oil change interval is up to 3000 miles, and the number of grease fittings has been reduced to zero.
    — Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The eight-week interval between blood donations rule is the same for an 18-year-old as for a 78-year-old.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2022
  • None of us would be surprised if there would be a need for boosters at some interval.
    — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2022
  • But this interval might not have endured for the entirety of the Marinoan.
    — Byadam Mann, science.org, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Very warm and less humid with intervals of clouds and sunshine.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
  • This reflection could be once a week, once a day — any interval that works.
    — Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Not as hot but humid with intervals of clouds and sunshine.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2024
  • When three people would come out after a long interval, three more could go in.
    — Laura Saunders, WSJ, 20 May 2022
  • Fireworks, fire spits and smoke rose from the stage at various intervals of each set.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
  • And back around the year 1600, when Galileo was alive, that was a pretty difficult time interval to measure.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 24 Dec. 2021
  • And the longer the interval between the initial vaccine and the booster dose, the stronger the immune response, according to the research.
    — Rhea Mogul and Adam Renton, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Warmer with intervals of clouds and sun; a heavy thunderstorm late in the afternoon.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
  • The second method breaks the motion of the falling object into very short time intervals.
    — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The minimum interval between the initial shot and the booster has been shortened to three months from six.
    — Raffaele Huang, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • In that interval, there have been four prime ministers — each having resigned — with a fifth on the way.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • What intervals do your models report on and what’s the refresh rate?
    — Cody Greco, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Better yet, reheat the food in small intervals (a minute a time, for example), and give the towel a few seconds to rest before continuing with the heating.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The standoff captured wide attention, playing out during a key interval on the sports calendar and depriving millions of customers of college football and U.S. Open tennis.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024

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