as in cry
a sudden short emotional utterance a chorus of angry interjections greeted the announcement that our flight would be delayed

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Recent Examples of interjection There were some less-than-serious efforts the likes of which have been seen in past years — underhand lobs from half-court, for example, and a whole lot of interjection from on-court emcee Kevin Hart — but there was at least some defense played. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025 Adams, who graduated from Oakland University with a degree in harpsichord composition, was known for blending a variety of musical styles with calming, cozy interjections that cemented her presence on radios across southwestern Michigan. Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024 Williams gleefully interrupts Faith's stream of consciousness with a profound interjection. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024 Thanks to his use of the telestrator, his signature interjections and his clear love of the game, Madden became a key part of every NFL fan's game day. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for interjection
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Noun
  • According to Desai, during the procedure the volunteer let out a cry of pain, but when questioned about it later the volunteer had no memory.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
  • As a result, a cacophony of cries to turn off the mics and burn the audio mixers is rising.
    Essence, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The exclamations continued, though, with everyone else on my new team peppering their prose with similar jolts of electricity.
    Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Therefore, superlative labels and exclamations are rarely helpful and can harm.
    Tim Maurer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Furrowed brows, smiles, shouts and tears occupied the faces of passionate protesters, who bellowed chants that echoed off the concrete sky-rise buildings.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
  • On the basketball court below, players’ shouts reverberate off the walls, as a banana vendor ambles along the baseline.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Men’s health content related to topics like testosterone, vasectomies and premature ejaculation is so pervasive on social media, in fact, that a 2022 study waded through all of it to find some of the inaccuracies in the high volume of content that was already reaching men.
    Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The dialogue is both realist, full of the ejaculations and repetitions that characterize human speech, and poetic, with only the occasional anapest interrupting the poem’s iambic pentameter.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • At less visible moments, their whispers and screams change the word one artwork at a time.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
  • More importantly, not only will every other part of your new CLE scream AMG, but the car cover and fuel cap will, too.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The music rises calmly, until a machine groans and a siren shrieks.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The air was filled with the shrieks of men in agony, the crackle of machine gun fire, and the thunderous explosions that shook the ground.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Interjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjection. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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