interject
verb (used with object)
to insert between other things.
interjected
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past participleof interject.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof interject.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
interjectverb (used with object)to insert between other things.
Example Sentences
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When he suggested that there was only one more senator left to ask questions, a staffer interjected to tell him—in words picked up by the mic—that several additional senators had time to speak.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
When the reporter interjected, “He started this one,” Mullin replied, “This isn’t a war.”
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Pappas, the global head of AI for Colgate-Palmolive CL -2.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle , a 220-year-old consumer-products company, quickly interjected, pointing out that the agency was using an older tool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
“You didn’t ever really listen to many of Obama’s speeches,” Cheri interjected, and James allowed as how that was true.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
“He was too busy being adorably self-involved to notice,” Hassan interjected.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
