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

About an hour into the hearing, the judge granted him conditional release and adjourned the hearing, the broadcaster said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But the case was adjourned on Wednesday after police reopened a criminal investigation, prompting Mrs Justice Lambert to say: "As soon as this case is ready it will be heard."

From BBC • May 6, 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

Sergeant Kruger and I would leave after court adjourned at one o’clock on Friday, and after arriving at my office, I would work with Davidoff and our accountant Nathan Marcus.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela