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 The tension between the siblings, the interjection of their critical mother and tough conversations give the state of Mel’s life more context. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024 Seemingly amused, Judge Whitaker responded to Steele’s interjection. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2024 Moderators’ fact checks lead to some backlash online Muir and Davis’s interjections to push back on some of Trump’s claims led to some backlash from Republicans online. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024 But his random dinnertime interjection about physical discipline in Korean schools probably wasn’t the best icebreaker? Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for interjection 
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Noun
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Yet fans gathered in Vienna to sing together, place friendship bracelets on trees, dance, hug and cry.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Kris Holt Wondering what billion-dollar company’s name is an exclamation?
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • For his part Curtis was more modest than that exclamation.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Meghan’s shout out in Winfrey’s 2024 Favorite Things list isn’t the only time the mogul has praised Meghan’s gift giving abilities.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Dillon, who was sidelined before the start of the 2024 season with a neck injury, received a special shout out from Trump.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Symptoms typically include urination problems, painful ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, or pelvic pain.
    Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
  • An average of about 2 to 5 milliliters of semen is released with each ejaculation.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The victim’s screams ultimately saved him, as a bystander stepped in, subdued the attacker and held him at bay for the remaining three hours until the assailant was arrested upon landing, the agent alleged.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • After his testimony, jurors heard a stipulation, agreed upon by both the prosecution and defense, that then-LMPD officers Michael Campbell, Myles Cosgrove, John Mattingly and Brett Hankison were also at the scene that night and did not hear a scream.
    Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The people on the terrace all rush in to celebrate while a guy in his 40s shrieks with excitement.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
  • Make no mistake, there were piercingly loud moments in the film, as Krasinski rattled nerves with the sudden shrieks and skitters of his extraterrestrial attractions.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 June 2024

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“Interjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjection. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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