adjourned
Example Sentences
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The inquest has been adjourned to next year.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The members adjourned without a vote to continue negotiations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Parliament was adjourned on Tuesday after the opposition benches demanded a discussion on the alleged "brutality unleashed on students".
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Inside parliament, meanwhile, the opening day of the monsoon session was repeatedly adjourned as opposition MPs protested over the alleged paper leak and other issues.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then the state legislature handed over all emergency powers to the governor and adjourned until December.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
