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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It was not until after officials had adjourned their meeting that crypto exchange FTX collapsed and filed for bankruptcy, and it appears that other failures are in the offing.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2022
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 hearing was long over and lawmakers had adjourned for the day.
From Fox News ● Aug. 26, 2020
Friday, when both the House and the Senate had adjourned with no solution in sight.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2018
Court had adjourned; the noises of the departing audience clattered in the corridor beyond the lavatory door.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
