interrupt a narrative

Frequency: 5.05.5 per million words

to stop the flow of a story temporarily

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Examples (10)

  • The author interrupts her narrative to tell us that the idea for the book had not been well received.
  • A sudden flashback can often interrupt the main narrative of a film.
  • Too many digressions will interrupt the narrative flow and confuse the reader.
  • The director chose to interrupt the narrative with documentary footage.
  • She found it frustrating when external events would interrupt her narrative during storytelling.
  • Critics argued that the new subplot tended to interrupt the cohesive narrative.
  • Don't interrupt the speaker's narrative with unnecessary questions.
  • The novel's structure allows for deliberate shifts that occasionally interrupt the chronological narrative.
  • Any unexpected event could interrupt the peaceful narrative of their lives.
  • He tried not to interrupt her narrative, even though he knew the ending.