interrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
has interrupted
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present perfectof interrupt (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Fed officials entered 2026 confident that price increases would gradually cool, but the shock to oil markets from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has interrupted any progress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Big Tech’s artificial-intelligence push continues to drive profit growth, and nothing has interrupted that ride yet.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
David Sherborne, Prince Harry's lawyer, has interrupted the judge to tell him that nobody watching in on the video-link can hear what's going on.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
Since Lyles returned to Florida, where he trains, the newfound recognition from strangers who call him by name has interrupted trips to buy hair products and fix his phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Everyone looks around to see what has interrupted him.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
