grant a stay
Example Sentences
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To grant a stay at this juncture, the court must decide that Trump has a significant shot at success on the merits.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2024
She credited “the 100,000 Americans” who signed petitions supporting the Romeikes, including “many East Tennesseans” with influencing the decision to grant a stay.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
“I am very grateful to the U.S. Supreme Court for their decision to grant a stay of execution,” Mr. Drummond said in a statement on Friday.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
An appeal was filed to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a day after the Missouri Supreme Court declined to grant a stay.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Mac was safely put away in jail for twenty years, and although his case had been appealed, the court had refused to grant a stay of sentence or to let him out on bail.
From 100%: the Story of a Patriot by Upton Sinclair
