Example sentences for: postponing

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

  • When the question was posted, Missouri's governor had just said he'd wait to kill Darrell Mease until the pope left the room, postponing the execution, originally set for Jan.

  • Since higher interest rates take months to restrain economic expansion, postponing a hike is like waiting "to brake a runaway car until it is a few feet from the cliff's edge."

  • On Monday, you plan a lavish party for Tuesday; when Tuesday arrives, you indulge your preference for anticipation by postponing the party till Wednesday.

  • Apparently, National Security Advisor Sandy Berger held out for postponing the strike, while Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Defense Secretary William Cohen, and Gen.

  • However, the court instructed the trial judge to take Clinton's official duties into account, which may allow him to keep postponing the trial.


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