How to Use deferred in a Sentence

deferred

adjective

• Gaskill has struck a deal for deferred prosecution that could allow the charges against him to be dropped.
  — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2019
• Yet this guarantor of deferred gratification turned out to be better at promising than following through.
  — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
• Closing them en masse would bring this deferred cost to fruition, effectively taking billions of dollars that might better be used for decarbonization.
  — Liam Denning and Mark Gongloff, Houston Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2019
• The change in the deferred action program is one of many steps the Trump administration has taken to tighten immigration.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
• Those suspicions seemed to be confirmed when the case suddenly was dismissed in March under the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement.
  — Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• Both sides are working to resolve the deferred deal in light of the judge's concerns.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2023
• With all the deferred money, the Pack has seen its future, and it is mortgaged.
  — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2022
• The deferred judgment meant it could be expunged from Lewis’ record.
  — Michelle Watson, CNN, 6 Nov. 2022
• The deferred judgment means this may be expunged from Lewis’ record.
  — Lucy Kafanov, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
• The Dodgers, in fact, have made Bonilla’s yearly deferred income look like chump change.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
• In addition to the salaries owed him, his deal with the Cubs included a deferred signing bonus.
  — Phil Rogers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• And for two years, my deferred and delayed travel plans have been burning a hole in my backpack!
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
• That song is a drifter song, a song about regret, about the different deferred dreams of everyone in this town.
  — Lily Moayeri, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
• And even though Ramirez last played with Boston back in 2008, the Sox are still paying the slugging left fielder through a deferred payment plan.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2023
• The charge was dropped as part of a deferred prosecution agreement.
  — Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022
• In the case of a felony, a deferred adjudication can keep a defendant out of jail or prison.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 July 2022
• Ohtani’s acceptance of so much deferred money gives the Dodgers plenty of room to work the free agent market this season.
  — Jack Magruder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• As Kirke has previously said, the chain offered an up-front pay increase and a deferred bonus that was banked.
  — al, 4 Nov. 2021
• Phantom equity can be like a 401(k) plan that’s deferred tax free.
  — Robert Frank, CNBC, 29 July 2024
• In past budget crises, Petek wrote, the state made across-the-board cuts to per-pupil allocations (the amount the state spends per student) and deferred payments.
  — Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
• Now the same type of deferred payment scheme is coming to most other Apple products.
  — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 8 June 2020
• The employer would still owe the deferred payroll taxes.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2020
• Ryan Koss, 35, received a one-year deferred sentence and will be on probation.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
• In some cases, as with Newman Delany, it’s been a deferred calling.
  — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
• But speeding up that project has come at the expense of other deferred maintenance.
  — Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
• Most of the deferred payment plans for landlords with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans have been extended until the end of 2020.
  — Jessica Boehm, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2020
• According to the proposal, in the year of sale, total capital gains tax, plus all the deferred interest, could not come to more than 49% of the gain.
  — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
• Keep in mind that any deferred payments still need to be made eventually, as a lump sum or tacked onto the end of your mortgage, warned AARP.
  — Russ Wiles, azcentral, 19 Apr. 2020
• Workers are able to apply for work permits and work legally during the period that their deferred action status is valid.
  — Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
• Some student protesters faced repercussions, including arrests, sanctions and deferred diplomas.
  — CNN, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024