postpone

Example Sentences

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The net effect is that 21% of the respondents in the sample decided to postpone their retirements.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The government initially allowed 30 councils to postpone their elections, in order to deliver a major reorganisation of local government.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the dates of Trump's visit, telling reporters that President Xi had understood and accepted the request to postpone the trip.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

ET, he posted that the U.S. military would postpone strikes on Iranian power plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

We must have stayed like that for a good twenty minutes, until I couldn’t postpone blowing my nose anymore.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick