adjourn

How To Use adjourn In A Sentence

• The judge adjourned the crown court hearing. The Sun
• One reason for the easing in the logjam was the Senate's traditional desire to dispense with blocs of nominees shortly before adjourning for recess, which the Senate did in the early hours of Friday morning. Federal Posts Fill Up Amid Senate Thaw
• The judge warned the duo they must not assume the fact he had adjourned sentence for pre-sentence reports meant he was in any way indicating what penalty would follow.
• The case was adjourned until August 29 for pre-sentence reports to be prepared by the probation service.
• After several negroes, both male and female, had been disposed of here, the party again adjourned to another sale-room adjoining. Slave Auctions in Richmond, Virginia
• After the lapse of a fortnight, Hepburn, candidate for congressman-at-large, declined to accept because "it is quite apparent that a very large portion of the Republicans, owing to the unfortunate circumstances which have come to light since the adjournment of the convention, are not disposed to accept its conclusion as an authoritative utterance of the party." [ A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
• An inquest was opened and adjourned at Oxford coroner's court. The Sun
• Talks aimed at averting fresh postal strikes were adjourned last night and resume today. The Sun
• Magistrates adjourned the case until next month for the probation service to prepare social reports and said they were considering a community penalty.
• After dinner, the boys adjourned to the living room for a movie.