deferring

Example Sentences

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Motions to dismiss charges in the case paint some of the officers as rookies deferring to their superiors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Afterward people kept trying to get Knight and Keller to brag on their goals, but they kept deferring to teammates, to all the talent, to their goalie, Aerin Frankel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The company said Tuesday that the material weaknesses in its internal control involved “cash management practices regarding deferring vendor payments quarter to quarter.”

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

"I couldn't cope and ended up deferring for a year. It was just too much, too soon. But I had that awareness to know."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The others were deferring to him, allowing him the clean shot, giving him back the ball more often than they gave it back to each other.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols