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 rules called for an indefinite series of sudden-death games.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
• 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
• At the time, Facebook initially said the ban was indefinite.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
• But who could plan for the indefinite stasis of a pandemic?
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2021
• However, the rest will be placed on an indefinite pause.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2022
• Full normalization of ties would require an indefinite cap on enrichment, verifiable limits to Tehran’s missile program, and a cutoff of weapons and training for militia groups.
  — Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
• This included access to emergency and critical medical care after gangs in December ransacked and burned down one of two hospitals the U.N. could use, leading to its indefinite closure.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 26 Feb 2025