indefinite
Example Sentences
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But the dispute escalated and an indefinite all-out strike began on 11 March, with picketers delaying crews from leaving waste depots to collect rubbish, before a High Court injunction was granted.
From BBC
Evangeline Lilly, who broke out with ‘Lost’ and recently played the Wasp in Marvel’s ‘Ant Man’ films, says she is taking an indefinite hiatus from acting.
From Los Angeles Times
Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time: the only check on it is that sooner or later, a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on the battlefield.
From Salon
He was sentenced to indefinite detention high-security hospital by an Old Bailey judge.
From BBC
"It seems to be indefinite, so we're just sort of left in limbo, and up in the air, and don't know what's happening."
From BBC
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