deferring
Example Sentences
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The payments are the result of the Mets in 2000 deferring the last $5.9 million of his four-year contract after releasing him on the heels of a .160 batting average.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But a spoof is under no obligation to turn that one joke into a full narrative as it does by deferring to a younger cast, and only checking in with the franchise’s original players occasionally.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Boeing declined to comment on the Safety Matters report, deferring to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
She argues that too often we use expert prediction as an excuse not to think for ourselves, deferring to impressive-looking charts and graphs as a form of anxiety relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The fact that he’s deferring to me makes me feel better about it.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
