Interception is an English word with synonyms like prevention or bar. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Interception meaning
- An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
- An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.
- A passing play where the ball is caught by the opposing team.
Using Interception
- The main meaning on this page is: An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted. | An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down. | A passing play where the ball is caught by the opposing team.
- Useful related words include: prevention, bar, catch, grab.
- In the example corpus, interception often appears in combinations such as: an interception, interception and, the interception.
Context around Interception
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Interception
- In this selection, "interception" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, third, fourth, derailed, returned and system stand out and add context to how "interception" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a missile interception system instantly and a third interception after failing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "interception" sits close to words such as commanders, parole and secular, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with interception
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After the ensuing kickoff, Ridder’s first pass was another interception. (11 words)
His first interception of the year came immediately after Eagle said that he had not thrown an interception. (18 words)
A pick-6 interception return by Messiah Findley gave Linden a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter. (18 words)
MHS then forced Gurdon to punt on their opening possession, but an interception derailed the ensuing Rattler drive and Go-Devils would find the end zone with their next seven offensive opportunities and an interception returned for a touchdown. (39 words)
After the punt return was called back, Iowa still had plenty of time to move 30 yards down the field to attempt a game-winning field goal, but quarterback threw an interception three plays later that ended the game. (39 words)
In overtime, an interception of Peyton Manning by Corey Graham (who had already returned one interception for a touchdown earlier in the game) put the Ravens in field position to kick the winning field goal. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
His first interception of the year came immediately after Eagle said that he had not thrown an interception.
Then Lawrence threw a third interception after failing to read the defense, and he one-upped that two drives later with a throw over the middle and straight into traffic for his fourth interception.
MHS then forced Gurdon to punt on their opening possession, but an interception derailed the ensuing Rattler drive and Go-Devils would find the end zone with their next seven offensive opportunities and an interception returned for a touchdown.
In overtime, an interception of Peyton Manning by Corey Graham (who had already returned one interception for a touchdown earlier in the game) put the Ravens in field position to kick the winning field goal.
It amended the definition of "electronic surveillance" to exclude the interception of communications done through or from a protected computer where the owner allows the interception, or is lawfully involved in an investigation.
A 30-yard touchdown pass with 4:57 remaining in the game, and a interception in the final minute preserved the Lions’ shutout.
According to the enemy’s confession, an anti-armor missile managed to penetrate a military mechanism equipped with a missile interception system, instantly killing four soldiers and leaving two seriously injured.
According to the league, Bates is the first player with at least 10 tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble in two games in the same season since 2000.
After the ensuing kickoff, Ridder’s first pass was another interception.
After the punt return was called back, Iowa still had plenty of time to move 30 yards down the field to attempt a game-winning field goal, but quarterback threw an interception three plays later that ended the game.
After Tittle’s interception with 4:41 left, Malachuk threw another TD pass to Penley, this time for 40 yards.
After Wilson pitched an interception of his own on a short pass up the middle intended for Randall Cobb, Buffalo kicked a field goal to bring the score to 13-3 at halftime.
An interception would have obviously been fatal, but giving the 49ers the ball back with a timeout was totally unnecessary and avoidable.
A pick-6 interception return by Messiah Findley gave Linden a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter.
A primarily man to man coverage team has resulted in five different players recording an interception, including three interceptions by safety Cedarious Barfield.
Arizona led 9-6 at halftime, but Dobbs threw a red-zone interception and fumbled on a sack during the second half as Los Angeles rolled away.
A sack by Ja’Terraius Brown ended a Hardin-Jefferson possession and an interception by Amyrian Scott stymied the Hawks’ next drive, too.
Aside from its ability to reach hypersonic speeds after its air launch, the Kinzhal is believed to behave like a ground-launched Iskander, meaning it is able to maneuver to make interception difficult.
Asked about his awareness of the gambling rules, Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson’s first thoughts went to taking a chance by undercutting a route to try for an interception.
Backup Cameron Dukes was eight-of-15 passing for 63 yards and an interception as Calgary held the ball for almost 39 minutes.
Common combinations with interception
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an interception 91×
- interception and 21×
- the interception 16×
- interception of 15×
- one interception 14×
- interception return 12×
- interception on 12×
- interception in 10×
- interception for 6×
- interception from 6×