Example Sentences

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The White House Correspondents’ Association has postponed the event pending further security review.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Sonko has postponed his own trips to Niger and Spain as part of the restrictions.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Iger, who replaced Michael Eisner in 2005 following a shareholder revolt, has postponed planned retirement dates five times and helped push out a number of top executives poised to succeed him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

British consumer goods giant Unilever has postponed a demerger of its ice cream business, saying Tuesday that the US government shutdown meant a New York listing could not be approved.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

He has postponed action; but that he has definitely abandoned the French claim to the left bank of the Rhine it would be hazardous to assert.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 by Various