How to Use defer in a Sentence

defer

verb

• Backers say the arrangement will make patients more cost-conscious and judicious in their use of medical service, thus restraining health-cost increases; critics say it will cause patients to defer needed treatment and will be attractive only to younger, healthier workers.
  — Wall Street Journal, 9 Jan. 2006
• The 49ers win the toss and elected to defer to the second half.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
• Many of the firm’s clients are deferred in lieu of jail time.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
• That has prompted calls for the board at least to defer its vote.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
• Jack deferred a lifelong dream for the sake of his kids.
  — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Jan. 2018
• Against Tennessee, the Chiefs won the toss and deferred.
  — John Holler, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 31 Jan. 2020
• Beane felt like that was the case, but deferred to Richardson on the subject.
  — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 16 May 2017
• The fund is able to defer redemptions by up to two years.
  — Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2023
• The six coin tosses won by the 49ers were all deferred so the offense could open the second half.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• And the best part with both Jimmy and Tyler is that each is willing to defer.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
• That is why Heat cap space appears to be a dream deferred.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 May 2018
• Payment on the loans can be deferred for 30 years, or until the home is sold.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2019
• But a bigger conflict over whether to share the costs of the health crisis was deferred.
  — Laurence Norman, WSJ, 9 Apr. 2020
• The companies can defer payments for up to six months, the Fed said.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2020
• Some street people, like her, aren’t in need of a bedroll and defer to others.
  — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
• For Ashford herself, the show is a dream long deferred.
  — Maria Ward, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2023
• Oregon State wins the toss, defers choice to second half.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
• Teams almost always defer and take the ball in the second half.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• For some, the trick was to defer gracefully to whoever had the strictest regime.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2021
• One lender may not require payments at all in the meantime and defer them to the future.
  — Saurabh Shah, Forbes, 28 May 2021
• The court deferred ruling on whether Disney infringed on the VFX firm’s patents.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
• Come was sentenced to 12 months in the House of Corrections, which is deferred for a year, the statement said.
  — Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
• Others may be able to defer the debt to an interest-free loan at the end of the mortgage.
  — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021
• Nowadays, justice deferred is just fine by the fan base.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
• If Freeman is traded, his new team would not be able to defer any of the money he is still owed.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022
• Hope deferred means another day, week, or year that a rapist remains on the street. . .
  — Tom Jackman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019
• The team would defer the deal’s balance, some $680 million — and pay it to Ohtani more than a decade from now, when he is retired.
  — Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Wednesday would have been the pinnacle if both teams had been at the peak of their powers, but that will be a dream deferred.
  — al, 2 Mar. 2023
• Bent had just asked the court to renew the arrest warrant, but the judge had deferred the decision to the Vermont Supreme Court.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
• Most of the payout, strangely, was deferred, ostensibly so that the Dodgers could shell out for even more talent.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024