adjourned

Example Sentences

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When the committee did convene, it read her resignation letter and adjourned.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 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

Instead, a spokesperson pointed to public remarks Kotek made in support of public funding for the Blazers arena as the Legislature adjourned.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

“We’ve been exchanging creative and positive ideas in Geneva today, and now both US and Iranian negotiators have adjourned for a break,” Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi said on X External link.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Furthermore, before they adjourned, Mr. Tuffett would say he knew who did it, and if the party wished leniency he would appear at his office not later than two o’clock with a statement in writing.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee