How to Use interstitial in a Sentence

interstitial

adjective
  • They’ve been known to even throw in a whole extra song in the interstitial gap live.
    Jessica Gentile, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The train car was standing room only, so Michael went to the front end and leaned against the interstitial door.
    David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
  • The two worlds exist on either side of an interstitial space bridged by the city bus.
    The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • For a while, the interstitial space on the Canal Street side was used as a rope walk, an elongated area for twine-making.
    Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, 10 May 2017
  • Sims: The book also has interstitial chapters that set up the big reveal of the ending.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The cause was interstitial lung disease, his son Shane said.
    New York Times, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Every segment on the show seemed the wrong length; the preambles were longer than the main event, the interstitial antics lingered past the punchline.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022
  • There were also interstitial videos where fans argued for their album of the year faves.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The best parts of the film come in interstitial shots that establish atmosphere.
    Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 23 May 2018
  • Normally lymph comes from the interstitial tissues of the body.
    Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020
  • There are people who say they’ve been forced to quit their jobs due to a severe form of UTI pain called interstitial cystitis.
    Jessica Furseth, The Cut, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The interstitial sections are not what make this book valuable.
    Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Some stylish interstitial scenes also lend a cool, retro spy vibe that adds to the fun mood surrounding the character.
    Ty Galiz-Rowe, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The actress shows up for some interstitial Shakespeare line readings and a genius post-book chat.
    Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024
  • The cause was interstitial lung disease, said his son, Lorenzo.
    Emma Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Dozens of colorful kayaks filled the boathouse, stacked to the ceiling, the interstitial spaces crammed with life jackets, paddles and one very friendly dog.
    New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • Its center arch is set into the bedrock of the river, with shorter, interstitial arches filling in the gaps between the main arch and its neighbors.
    Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The special is punctuated by small interstitial scenes, footage framed to situate Burnham in the cramped space of this tiny room.
    Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 May 2021
  • Scratch-and-sniff cards associated with the episode were distributed, and Hardin signed on to shoot interstitial spots.
    Paula Hendrickson, Variety, 1 Feb. 2023
  • So much of 23 Hours to Kill could be pulled right out of the interstitial comedy-club scenes on his 30-year-old sitcom, and there’s joy in seeing an older pro still earning big laughs.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 May 2020
  • The cause was interstitial lung disease, his daughter, Julie Sasser, said.
    New York Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • The songs are the actual narrative, and the bits in between are kind of interstitial and hopefully witty and funny.
    Vulture, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Belle suffers from interstitial lung disease. and needs a lung transplant.
    Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 29 Apr. 2019
  • When work is squeezed into four days, the human interactions that fill the interstitial time can suffer.
    Caitlin Harrington, Wired, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Even though no one breaks into song in his narratives, a needle drop is rarely just a needle drop in one of his movies — they’re brought to the forefront as what almost seem like interstitial arias.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Bursts of musical joy could also be found at brief interstitial sets performed on a small side stage during the changeovers for main-stage performances.
    Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022
  • Abstract interstitial montages let off a bit of steam with a propulsive electro soundtrack, marking the passing of time with images of the menacing and the mundane.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The second study looked at 306 patients with advanced COPD, heart failure or interstitial lung disease.
    Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
  • Figuring out how to break up the chapters, Solomon thought of an ingenious interstitial device.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2021
  • However, there will be interstitial ads during the show.
    Rs Editors, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2022

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