How to Use indefinite in a Sentence

indefinite

adjective

• Their plans have been put on indefinite hold.
• She is indefinite about her plans.
• We're stuck here for an indefinite period of time.
• The Flames said Dube was on indefinite leave to tend to his mental health.
  — CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
• Then join us again in the misty, indefinite, and random future for the next episode.
  — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 7 July 2023
• The damage from the fire forced the indefinite closure of a stretch of Interstate 10, a major artery in the region.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
• The Bruins have placed Lucic on an indefinite leave of absence from the team.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
• What was to be a grand new beginning was put on indefinite hold.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
• In July 2021, with Bauer removed from the roster and put on indefinite leave, the Dodgers had until the end of the month to upgrade the rotation.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• At 19, they are sentenced to an indefinite stay, and that is when the real horrors begin.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
• The league had been seeking an indefinite suspension of no less than a full season.
  — Chris Easterling, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022
• At the time, Facebook initially said the ban was indefinite.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
• Maya Rudolph is the new face of M&Ms after an ‘indefinite pause’ on the veteran spokescandies.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
• In some sense, each event seemed to cause the other, a phenomenon that came to be called indefinite causality.
  — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023
• Unlike renters who have signed a lease agreement, at-will tenants agree to pay a certain amount in rent for an indefinite period of time.
  — Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• The Devils did not give a reason last week when announcing McLeod and Foote were granted indefinite leaves of absence.
  — CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
• After Ozark star Julia Garner was attached to play the pop singer in the film, it was reported in January 2023 that the project was put on an indefinite hold.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• That indefinite suspension helps the particles move through the system and make contact with the electrodes.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2023
• Production on the hit Netflix show has been paused since May, pushing the arrival of the fifth and final season into the indefinite future.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2023
• However, an indefinite suspension in the middle of the season caused his success to come to a roaring stop.
  — Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
• During their trial, the twins were found guilty of 16 counts of burglary, theft and arson and given an indefinite sentence at Broadmoor at age 19.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2022
• The 1975 will take an indefinite hiatus from touring once their current dates wrap up, Matthew Healy said at the band’s North American tour opener last night.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2023
• In the summer of 1970, near the pinnacle of their popularity, the group went on indefinite hiatus.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2023
• The group then went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016, and all five members have since launched successful solo careers.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• Green is back from his indefinite suspension and playing at a high level.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
• But on the consumer side, the indefinite hold on production has left a question mark where the Fall TV schedule once was and a hole that feels larger with every movie release delay.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
• The indefinite plant closure is set for Feb. 28, the automaker announced Friday.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
• Lee put his music career on indefinite hold when Rush drummer Neil Peart died in 2020 from an aggressive form of brain cancer.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
• The news also compels Spears to take an indefinite hiatus from rehearsals for her Las Vegas show in order to support her father.
  — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Dec. 2022
• Temporary cancellations have a way of becoming indefinite, but true to its word, Dodge brought back the third pedal for the Hellcat.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024