deferred

Example Sentences

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Many projects, like the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial and African American history museum, began as the deferred dreams of ordinary citizens.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Interest began to accrue this loan as soon as it was sent to your stepdaughter’s school, and it will continue to grow whether she’s in school, has deferred or dropped out.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Ares has a line showing the cash received for the principal payoff, and then a separate line showing cash collected for the deferred PIK interest when loans are paid off.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The judge, Lord Harrower, deferred sentence on the youth for the preparation of a report until next month at the High Court in Dundee, and he will be detained in a secure unit until then.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

But Wang Lung thought of his land and pondered this way and that, with the sickened heart of deferred hope, how he could get back to it.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck