adjourning
- present participle of adjourn.
Example Sentences
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Assistant coroner Sophie Cartwright KC apologised to Cusack's family for the delay before adjourning the hearing until 7 December, to allow Sheffield United to search for documents linked to her medical records.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
Following a lengthy recess, the hearing reconvened just before 01:00 on Friday and the coroner announced that he was adjourning proceedings because of the holiday arrangements.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
"By adjourning the sentencing until after that election... the Court would reduce, even if not eliminate, issues regarding the integrity of any future proceedings," reads the Aug. 14 letter.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024
Before adjourning the convention Saturday, chair Dave Owen announced that 686 delegates representing more than 35 counties in Iowa were in attendance, figures that could not immediately be verified.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
Before adjourning, the chairman encouraged her to invite “the ladies of the land” to form their own anti-slavery societies.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
