How to Use adjourn in a Sentence
adjourn
verb
- The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.
- Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
- The meeting adjourned at 4:00.
- Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.
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Other matters scheduled in the case also are adjourned without dates.
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Christina Hall,
Detroit Free Press,
14 Sep. 2024
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There are just five full days left before lawmakers must adjourn the short session at midnight Sunday.
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oregonlive,
3 Mar. 2020
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The sentencing has been adjourned until September for a pre-sentence report.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
31 July 2024
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The attendees quickly voted to adjourn to a closed meeting in executive session.
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Randy Tucker,
Cincinnati.com,
19 Feb. 2020
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The probe was adjourned as police continued their investigation, per Sky News.
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David Chiu,
Peoplemag,
5 Sep. 2024
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His extradition trial will begin next week before adjourning until May for a further three-week hearing.
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Author: Ellen Milligan,
Anchorage Daily News,
20 Feb. 2020
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The February 26 hearing was quickly adjourned until April 7.
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Time Staff,
Time,
2 Mar. 2020
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But the New York bill did not advance before the legislature adjourned this session; Wallace intends to bring the proposal back next year.
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Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
10 Aug. 2024
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Congress will adjourn for the year on Dec. 10 and the Senate on Dec. 18.
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Nicole Goodkind,
Fortune,
25 Nov. 2020
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Schumer said the Senate will not adjourn until the bill is passed.
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Susan Ferrechio,
Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2021
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By the time the judge adjourned the court, Bryan was disconsolate.
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Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
29 July 2024
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With the Legislature scheduled to adjourn for the year in two weeks, the time to act is short.
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David Donovan,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2024
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The House will adjourn Dec. 10; the Senate adjourns Dec. 18.
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Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com,
al,
17 Nov. 2020
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First of all, the Democrats stood up and did dilatory actions, asked to adjourn.
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CBS News,
1 Oct. 2023
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Both the House and Senate were forced to adjourn and will not return to the Capitol until at least April 20.
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Susan Ferrechio,
Washington Examiner,
30 Mar. 2020
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The board voted 4-2 to adjourn even though there were still several items on the agenda.
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Jeff Vorva,
chicagotribune.com,
3 Nov. 2021
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The House is now voting to adjourn until Monday at noon.
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Eliza Collins,
WSJ,
7 Jan. 2023
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The House ended the day voting to adjourn until Friday.
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Tara Kavaler,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Jan. 2023
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Greene filed a motion to adjourn the House Wednesday in an effort to delay passage of the bill.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2021
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The Senate adjourned today in a pro forma and will gavel back in on April 16.
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Lauren Peller,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2020
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The hearing has adjourned for today and will start again Friday.
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Sergey Gudkov and Anna Chernova,
CNN,
18 July 2024
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The Senate, which has adjourned until Jan. 3, will take up the appointment next year.
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Lyndsay Winkley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Dec. 2023
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Phelan and the House, meanwhile, adopted the plan Abbott outlined and adjourned on the first day of the special session.
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Philip Jankowski,
Dallas News,
27 June 2023
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The meeting adjourned after about an hour, and staff started taking down the tables and clearing the room.
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Antonia Hitchens,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2024
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At the courthouse, Underwood announced that the court was adjourned.
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Jill Lepore,
The New Yorker,
4 Dec. 2023
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Mann on Friday stood by his decision to walk out and adjourn the meeting.
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Sharon Coolidge,
Cincinnati.com,
19 June 2020
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