deferred

Example Sentences

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Many projects, like the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial and African American history museum, began as the deferred dreams of ordinary citizens.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Akshay Bharath is on the wait list at University of Virginia, his overall top choice, where he applied binding early decision, was deferred and then wait-listed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Billings, which adjusts revenue to include changes in deferred revenue, jumped 31% from a year ago to $2.09 billion.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The judge, Lord Harrower, deferred sentence on the youth for the preparation of a report until next month at the High Court in Dundee, and he will be detained in a secure unit until then.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Neither the Revolution nor the infant republic could have succeeded without the support of the southern states, so Adams had deferred to the Virginians to assume leadership of the antislavery movement.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis