Thesaurus / adjournment

adjournment

How to use adjournment in a sentence

State attorney prayed for an adjournment to scrutinise the 74 sureties.

Once that is done, this year’s session will be able to adjourn — although for procedural reasons, the actual adjournment is scheduled for Monday.

When adjournment was declared a few moments later, she left at once, but the others remained to talk the matter over.

ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON

The amendment was seconded by Mr. Bannerman, and the debate was continued by adjournment on the 25th and 26th of February.

The settlement of the civil list left ministers at liberty to move the immediate adjournment of the house.

The debate on the third reading commenced on the 10th of May, and was continued for two nights by adjournment.

The General Court met again, according to adjournment in May last.

A hundred and twenty more were to have been tried, but the approach of the royal troops led to the adjournment of the Assize.

WITCH, WARLOCK, AND MAGICIANWILLIAM HENRY DAVENPORT ADAMS

Such a thing as an adjournment to obtain Wiseman's evidence was not even hinted.

Finally, as the hour for adjournment drew near, a proposition was brought forth, appropriate to the season.

SAINT PATRICKHEMAN WHITE CHAPLIN

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