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How to use adjourn in a sentence

13 example sentences · verb

Adjourn means to postpone. Example: “The trial was adjourned for a week.”

Examples of adjourn by meaning

verbTo postpone.

  • The trial was adjourned for a week.

verbTo end or suspend an event.

  • The court will adjourn for lunch.

verbTo move as a group from one place to another.

  • After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.

More sentences with adjourn

  • I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.From the entry execute
  • The meeting was adjourned to a later date.From the entry later
  • The meeting was adjourned without day.From the entry without day
  • In accordance with the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council, I now adjourn the Council, sine die.1997, Andrew Wong, “Official Record of Proceedings—27 June 1997”, in Official Record of Proceedings of the Hong Kong Legislative Council…. From the entry sine die
  • “If there are no undumb questions, meeting adjourned.”2014 October 7, Faith Hunter, Broken Soul, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry undumb
  • Extraordinary sessions must be convened with a specific agenda and shall be adjourned once this has been dealt with.1978, Spanish Constitution of 1978. From the entry extraordinary
  • The refreshment was brought in, and before the session adjourned, they had lowered the contents of a black bottle of private stock by several fingers.1906, Andy Adams, “Seigerman's Per Cent”, in Cattle Brands. From the entry private stock
  • Will you join me for dinner?” So we did, adjourning to the Bedlington dining room where we all had Chateaubriand with the best béarnaise sauce I've ever tasted.2013, Lawrence Sanders, The Eighth Commandment, Open Road Media, →ISBN. From the entry unpenguinlike
  • Ekklesias in progress might be abruptly adjourned, if unfavorable heavenly signs appeared: Thucydides 5.45.4–46.1 (“But before anything was ratified an earthquake occurred, and this ekklesia was adjourned.2001, W[illiam] Kendrick Pritchett, “The Athenian Prytany Calendar and Ekklesias”, in Athenian Calendars and Ekklesias (Αρχαία Ελλάς […]…. From the entry ekklesia
  • The second motion, to adjourn, is secondable and requires a majority vote, but is not debatable or amendable, and cannot be reconsidered (no D, A or R shown).1953, George Demeter, Manual of parliamentary law and procedure, page 98. From the entry secondable

Meaning of adjourn

  1. verb To postpone.
  2. verb To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
  3. verb To end or suspend an event.

Full definition of adjourn

Questions about adjourn in a sentence

How do you use adjourn in a sentence?
Adjourn is used as a verb. For example: “The trial was adjourned for a week.”
What is a short sentence with adjourn?
“The court will adjourn for lunch.”
What does adjourn mean?
Adjourn means to postpone.

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