intermissions
- plural of intermission.
Example Sentences
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Mostly of generous length: The evening runs three hours, with two intermissions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“Gone With the Wind,” “The Ten Commandments” and “Lawrence of Arabia” all had intermissions to break up their nearly four-hour run times.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
New York City Ballet’s 2024-25 season will feature earlier curtain times, fewer intermissions and a tribute to the great American ballerina Maria Tallchief, the company announced on Monday.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Boos followed the teams down their respective tunnels at the start of both intermissions.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023
My sisters and I had watched the program every Saturday afternoon, our gasbag of a collie imposing frequent intermissions.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
