Example Sentences

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“The first time I heard the playoff was interrupting people with piano, I immediately voiced my concern,” Flower said in a phone interview on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Torres said Tuesday night on Twitter that he was interrupting his vacation and returning to Brazil to present his defense.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

I called my partner while he was on his way to work, and he told me I was interrupting his routine because he likes to listen to music.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

It should have been obvious that she was interrupting us, but she just stood staring at us.

From Slate • Aug. 30, 2017

Which I guess was interrupting, because he and Calista were looking at some boring art book he’d brought in to show her, but I didn’t care.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff