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
• But the Suns will be without Chris Paul for an indefinite amount of time.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 June 2021
• He was granted the right to live and work in the U.K. for an indefinite period in 2013.
  — Danica Kirka The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Facebook had said the ban would be indefinite and last at least through the remainder of his term.
  — NBC News, 31 Mar. 2021
• The Bruins have placed Lucic on an indefinite leave of absence from the team.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
• After the ban, they were faced with an indefinite wait.
  — Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
• 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
• But Hong Kongers say the welcome does not appear to be indefinite.
  — Alicia Chen, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
• The lengths of the suspensions differ, with some as low as nine months and others 21 months to indefinite terms, the complaint says.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
• The six workers who sued have argued they were told the unpaid leave would be indefinite.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
• The closure will be in effect for an indefinite amount of time, but the southbound lanes remain open.
  — Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
• Covid-19 and its variants are here for the indefinite future, Parham said.
  — NBC News, 16 Dec. 2021
• The indefinite ban, which applies to most of the state, took effect Friday in Chicago.
  — Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• The rules called for an indefinite series of sudden-death games.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
• The freeze is intended to be temporary—except for the IRS (the freeze is indefinite for the tax agency).
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
• The pop star has been on an indefinite work hiatus since early 2019.
  — The Associated Press, NOLA.com, 11 Nov. 2020
• 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
• But the mandate is nationwide and indefinite, not tied to Covid rates.
  — David B. Rivkin Jr. and Robert Alt, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2021
• The timetable for his return to Cincinnati is indefinite.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2022
• Google, Uber, and Ford, for instance, have pushed back their return-to-office dates– and in Google and Uber’s case, the postponement is indefinite.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2022
• On the expiry of the five-year term, E-2 visas can be renewed on an indefinite basis in five year increments.
  — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 May 2021
• The league had been seeking an indefinite suspension of no less than a full season.
  — Chris Easterling, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022
• After two decades spent in legal limbo, Mo once again has to come to terms with his indefinite future as a stateless person.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
• The bigger problem for New York City are the outliers, the negligent or absentee building owners who prefer to pay for sheds for an indefinite period of time rather than pay for repairs.
  — Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 14 Mar. 2025