adjourned

past tense of adjourn

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of adjourned The federal government had to shut down after the Senate adjourned with no funding resolution for the new fiscal year, starting on October 1, as both political parties continued to block the other's stopgap proposals. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 The International Maritime Organization adjourned its meeting Friday. Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 The inquest into Hatton’s death was opened on Thursday and adjourned until March 20, 2026. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 After failing to pass the stopgap government funding bills on Wednesday, the Senate adjourned for the Yom Kippur holiday. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025 Dilone ultimately had a medical episode when the proceeding was adjourned and was hospitalized, the entry says. Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Unless blocked by a court, the new map would likely take effect in early December or 90 days after the Senate adjourned on Friday. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 The possible order comes after the Texas Legislature adjourned a second special session without passing new regulations on the industry that has boomed since Texas legalized the cultivation and sale of hemp in 2019. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025 The General Assembly is currently adjourned amid disagreements between Hall and Berger and their respective caucuses over a state budget. Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourned
Verb
  • Charles and Camilla were supposed to pay a state visit to the Vatican in early April, but the trip was postponed over Pope Francis’ poor health.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, eight days after Apple postponed The Savant, FBI director Kash Patel shuttered the very real (though, secretive) program — a partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) — on which the series (and the Cosmopolitan story) is based.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Vitello himself was suspended four games by the NCAA for chest-bumping an umpire during an argument in 2022.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • High beef prices are attributed to factors like drought and suspended livestock imports from Mexico.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And this was interrupted by gunfire.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Those plans are interrupted, though, when his daughter (Selena Gomez) falls in love with a human (Andy Samberg).
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sandbags and plywood protected the windows, but the materials were recessed to be less noticeable, and fresh vehicle tracks marked the ground nearby.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The court recessed to address the issue, during which time DeBie produced the video, Eppink said.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Adjourned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjourned. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on adjourned

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!