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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One reporter interjected, “Especially for a home opener.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Commissioner John Galo interjected, citing concerns he had about the recurring fees Monarch Tracking could charge, which could cost the county tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, in his estimate.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
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
“I believe Lady Constance meant that as a rhetorical question,” Penelope interjected, but the children’s enthusiasm for the topic had already taken over.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
