adjourned

Example Sentences

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Though the work started after court adjourned at 2 p.m., and sometimes required staying up past midnight, it was, he said in an interview, “energizing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Following the guilty verdict, Judge Anuja Dhir KC adjourned sentencing to Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The Monday meeting adjourned in just under three hours — with board members using less than the four hours set aside on their schedule.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Instead, a spokesperson pointed to public remarks Kotek made in support of public funding for the Blazers arena as the Legislature adjourned.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Ninety minutes later the court adjourned, the case for the defense having been completed in that brief time.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote