How to Use defer in a Sentence

defer

verb

• Backers say the arrangement will make patients more cost-conscious and judicious in their use of medical service, thus restraining health-cost increases; critics say it will cause patients to defer needed treatment and will be attractive only to younger, healthier workers.
  — Wall Street Journal, 9 Jan. 2006
• Many of the firm’s clients are deferred in lieu of jail time.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
• Jack deferred a lifelong dream for the sake of his kids.
  — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Jan. 2018
• That has prompted calls for the board at least to defer its vote.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
• The fund is able to defer redemptions by up to two years.
  — Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2023
• But a bigger conflict over whether to share the costs of the health crisis was deferred.
  — Laurence Norman, WSJ, 9 Apr. 2020
• Teams almost always defer and take the ball in the second half.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• That is why Heat cap space appears to be a dream deferred.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 May 2018
• Beane felt like that was the case, but deferred to Richardson on the subject.
  — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 16 May 2017
• One lender may not require payments at all in the meantime and defer them to the future.
  — Saurabh Shah, Forbes, 28 May 2021
• For some, the trick was to defer gracefully to whoever had the strictest regime.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2021
• Nowadays, justice deferred is just fine by the fan base.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
• The 49ers win the toss and elected to defer to the second half.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
• Against Tennessee, the Chiefs won the toss and deferred.
  — John Holler, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 31 Jan. 2020
• Others may be able to defer the debt to an interest-free loan at the end of the mortgage.
  — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021
• The companies can defer payments for up to six months, the Fed said.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2020
• For Ashford herself, the show is a dream long deferred.
  — Maria Ward, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2023
• And the best part with both Jimmy and Tyler is that each is willing to defer.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
• Oregon State wins the toss, defers choice to second half.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
• All three items were not acted on and deferred to a future meeting.
  — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2020
• Some street people, like her, aren’t in need of a bedroll and defer to others.
  — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
• Those who object to the agreements can choose to defer or enroll in a different school.
  — Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2020
• The police and fire unions agreed to defer their wage increases this year in lieu of a larger bump later on.
  — Trisha Thadani, SFChronicle.com, 23 Dec. 2020
• He's been able to defer his mortgage and credit card payments.
  — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 1 May 2020
• Yet when tragedy strikes and her parents are killed in a car accident, her dreams are deferred.
  — Guy Lodge, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• No more hemming, hawing and deferring for a few more weeks.
  — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 29 July 2019
• Wednesday would have been the pinnacle if both teams had been at the peak of their powers, but that will be a dream deferred.
  — al, 2 Mar. 2023
• Paxton deferred most questions to the deputy sitting beside him.
  — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
• Would any companies be willing to take the risk and defer the payroll taxes?
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2020
• Students would be allowed to cancel their housing contracts or defer them to the spring.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024