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

The peril faced by humanitarian workers in Gaza has interrupted or obstructed the delivery of aid in a place where, aid groups have warned, hundreds of thousands of people are facing famine conditions.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 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