Example sentences for: postponement

How can you use “postponement” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It said Arafat was willing to negotiate this postponement because he fears that a Palestinian independence declaration on the eve of an Israeli election would give Netanyahu a boost.

  • The paper says that the indefinite postponement of Lewinsky's deposition--originally scheduled for today--in the Paula Jones case was sought by her attorney while he negotiates with Starr.

  • The protests forced the postponement of the opening ceremony as thousands of people castigated the WTO for being, in the words of the New York Times , "a handmaiden of corporate interests whose rulings undermine health, labor and environmental protections around the world."

  • The Jordan Times opined that America's "well-phrased and logical" justifications of the attack had unfortunately been undermined by the coincidences of the postponement of the House impeachment vote and of "the remarkable window of opportunity that opened up right before Ramadan [the Muslim fasting month]."

  • The coverage makes it clear that understanding might require postponement or even scrapping of already-scheduled space missions.


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