adjournment

Example Sentences

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The most recent request for an adjournment of a scheduled status conference came in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Judge Watson said he was satisfied passing sentence in the absence of the defendant, noting an adjournment was not likely to compel him to attend court.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Boasberg adjourned the hearing so Ensign could gather more information—and the government evidently exploited this adjournment to dispatch the two planes.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025

Moments before they were to begin presenting their case, they asked for an adjournment.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

In the silence that followed the adjournment, Alston shouted out that residents interested in forming a day-care center should stay after the meeting.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson