adjournment

Example Sentences

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The most recent request for an adjournment of a scheduled status conference came in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

They sought an adjournment to allow him to complete an administration process for the company to then be sold, without the need for any government intervention.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Boasberg adjourned the hearing so Ensign could gather more information—and the government evidently exploited this adjournment to dispatch the two planes.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025

His request for adjournment was denied and instead the report was set aside.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

Since five hours—the official adjournment time—hadn’t yet been reached, he took a loss of thirty-five minutes on his clock.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady