adjourn
verb (used with object)
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely.
had adjourned
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past perfectof adjourn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Gough said he didn’t realize Sharpton had been there until after court had adjourned for the day.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
The Tribunal started hearing the case in July but had adjourned it four times before Thursday's sitting.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2021
“I know some of them are valid complaints and have a valid situation, but a lot of them are not,” he said in an interview after court had adjourned for the day.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2021
The hearing was long over and lawmakers had adjourned for the day.
From Fox News ● Aug. 26, 2020
Court had adjourned; the noises of the departing audience clattered in the corridor beyond the lavatory door.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
