How to Use sine die in a Sentence
sine die
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Last year, a bill died on sine die in the final seconds of session.
—Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2018
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When midnight arrives and the sine die motion is made, confetti and balloons fall from the gallery.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 9 Apr. 2018
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The House passed the bill in a late-night session Wednesday and adjourned sine die, leaving the Senate to either approve the bill as-is or spike it.
—Scott McClallen, Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2020
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The Senate sitting as a court of impeachment stands adjourned sine die.
—NBC News, 6 Feb. 2020
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But on the final day of session, known in Annapolis by the Latin phrase sine die, any delay can be terminal.
—Michael Dresser, baltimoresun.com, 9 Apr. 2018
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In the meantime, the Senate's vote to adjourn sine die won't amount to anything beyond a recess unless the House reconsiders.
—Maria Polletta, azcentral, 8 May 2020
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Both chambers will meet Thursday afternoon, with hopes to adjourn the session sine die Thursday night.
—azcentral, 3 May 2018
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The House adjourned the latest special session sine die, blocking the Senate’s ability to tweak the measure and send it back for another House vote.
—Torey Van Oot Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
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Other Democrats are reportedly looking for face-saving ways to show up for work so the special session can finish its business and go sine die.
—Karl Rove, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2021
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Senate President Karen Fann said Monday evening there had been no decision on whether to adjourn sine die and end the session or merely break for periods at a time.
—Andrew Oxford, azcentral, 16 Mar. 2020
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Both chambers of the Legislature adjourned sine die by early afternoon Friday, with no bills passed in the first special session.
—Raga Justin, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021
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Whatever the case, Abbott and other Republicans are poised to take a victory lap after the session adjourns sine die.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 30 May 2021
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The legislative session was originally scheduled to adjourn sine die on May 6, but was forced to take a temporary adjournment starting on March 14 because of the pandemic.
—Washington Examiner, 16 June 2020
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Adjourning the session sine die will scrap the mountain of bills and proposed ballot questions that lawmakers have worked on since January involving issues that range from elections to the cancer claims of firefighters and teacher misconduct.
—Andrew Oxford, azcentral, 21 Apr. 2020
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So contrary to traditional practices, all legislation now must be presented to the governor before the Legislature adjourns sine die.
—Gov. Butch Otter, idahostatesman, 8 Jan. 2018
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