Example Sentences

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This tour was originally scheduled to happen in 2020, and Hostetter traveled to the U.S. in preparation just as covid quarantines were interrupting international travel.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

Clare apologized, though he could hardly see what fun they were interrupting.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Really, I almost feel as if I were interrupting a tete-a-tete between yourself and some old flame.

From Snow-Bound at Eagle's by Harte, Bret

I shall never forget their faces as they looked at the huge man in the armchair, and the other guests all absorbed and animated, and realised that they were interrupting a luncheon party.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie

You were interrupting me when I was telling Benis—" "Oh yes.

From The Window-Gazer by Mackay, Isabel Ecclestone