How to Use defer to in a Sentence

defer to

phrasal verb

• The coin landed on heads, and the Chiefs deferred to the second half.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
• Democrats who have deferred to Mr. Biden must now find the courage to speak plain truths to the party’s leader.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 June 2024
• Your job is to guide them and inform them, not defer to strong opinions.
  — Joan Herlong, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Good leadership knows when to defer to those who do know best.
  — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
• By deferring to the those on the ground, visitors can help support the areas that need it most.
  — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2023
• All the local agencies either denied the requests or deferred to the ATF.
  — Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• Bannister deferring to Ada as the mistress of the house instead of Agnes.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
• In dissent, Judge Helene White said the court should be wary of deferring to the government.
  — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
• But largely, the court seemed to defer to timelines suggested by the parties.
  — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2023
• The bride is deferring to her father and stepmother, who are paying for most of the wedding.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
• Asked for further comment, a CDI spokesperson deferred to the statement.
  — Stephen Whyno, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• Rubenstein deferred to Elias when asked about payroll during a forum in late March.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
• During a forum in late March, Rubenstein deferred to Elias when asked about payroll.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
• Contacted on Tuesday, the five TV networks either did not comment or deferred to the text of the letter.
  — Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
• Meanwhile, Kiffin deferred to the school’s statement when asked for comment.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 15 Sep. 2023
• Ambulances and insurers would first defer to the 14 states that have some kind of ambulance surprise billing law on the books.
  — Bob Herman and Tara Bannow, STAT, 9 Nov. 2023
• The United States has deferred to Canada to lead such a force, though Ottawa has also been reluctant.
  — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• The plaza’s smooth, white, blocky forms, meant to defer to the buzzing arena, don’t mesh with Intuit Dome’s intricate textures and colors.
  — Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
• Patel also defers to her patients’ preference, as long as the sunscreen is broad-spectrum and has an SPF of at least 30.
  — Sam Jones, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2023
• Zoom in: The decision, which tossed out the idea that courts should defer to agency interpretation when the statute is vague, threatens a big slice of what EPA has done in the last four years.
  — Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 10 July 2024
• The film’s title may well defer to Woolf’s protagonist.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
• Asked to comment, the Police Department deferred to the mayor’s office.
  — Sean Cotter, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
• When asked for comment, a spokesperson for the Television Academy deferred to Fox, which declined to comment on the matter.
  — Elizabeth Joseph, CNN, 28 July 2023
• Jordan deferred to Comer when asked whether his committee wanted to hear from Hunter Biden himself.
  — Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
• In his household, his mother is the breadwinner, and his father defers to her for all major decisions.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
• Someone else got the role but, after a couple of days of rehearsals, producers wanted him back and deferred to the original contract.
  — Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
• The now-former spokesperson defers to ICE, which would not comment on a detailed summary of this reporting.
  — Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
• So recent is this trend that some Spaniards still defer to the longer-aged designations as the be-all and end-all of the oenological spectrum, even when the cosechas on the menu are comparably priced.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
• Asked about his practice status, Stevenson noted that the team is managing his workload and then deferred to coach Bill Belichick.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• The Court held that courts may not defer to an agency interpretation merely because the statute is ambiguous.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024