How to Use continuance in a Sentence

continuance

noun

• The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.
• No changes to the property are allowed during the continuance of the lease.
• On Monday, Larkin asked the judge not to set the case for trial and for a 60-day continuance.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
• Last month, the state agreed to a request by the defense for a continuance, which was the sixth delay of the trial.
  — Lenny Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2022
• Ellis has not ruled on the Virginia continuance or the change of venue.
  — Rachel Weiner, chicagotribune.com, 11 July 2018
• But with the continuance of the issue, Subido is taking the next step of restricting leave.
  — Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2021
• But Tuesday evening is expected to be the end of the continuances.
  — Emily Brindley, courant.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• Bruno likes a deal known as a continuance for dismissal.
  — Maryjo Webster, Star Tribune, 26 Sep. 2017
• The June 20 continuance is scheduled for five more hours.
  — Damin Esper, The Mercury News, 13 June 2017
• The advocate told me that the judge was tired of the continuances that the prosecutor had applied for.
  — Kelly Sundberg, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2018
• The defense requested a 45-day continuance in the trial; the judge has not made a ruling.
  — Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2022
• Last month, his lawyer asked for a continuance at his pre-trial hearing, which is set for Oct. 1.
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2021
• The first continuance came Oct. 17, also from Judge Craig Belford.
  — Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
• A lot of times the type of cases causes differences in the numbers of continuances.
  — Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2023
• That cannot happen with the continuance of the mandatory vow of celibacy.
  — WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019
• On Wednesday, Johnson was granted a request in court for a continuance in the case.
  — Tribune Media Services, al, 30 Jan. 2020
• The Han elite spared no expense to ensure their continuance.
  — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2017
• As of 2012, the officials said, there were an average of four continuances for each case before the court.
  — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2017
• Hooker-Ortiz is just the start, or maybe a continuance of what’s happening in the Dallas area.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2021
• The judge found that none of the reasons stated in Barnett's motion to continue were grounds for a continuance.
  — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2022
• Right before the team can make their arguments to get a continuance on their murder case!
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2021
• The board on July 19 granted his request for the continuance.
  — Kate Farrish, courant.com, 25 July 2017
• In reluctantly agreeing to the continuance, Alsop made clear the new schedule was set in stone and would not be changed.
  — Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• But prosecutors say Moore wasn't prepared for the trial and had been told by a judge that there would be no more continuances.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 23 May 2017
• Envy’s founder didn’t want to have to make that choice going into the offseason — the Empire even voted for the continuance of 5-vs-5.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2020
• Eight days ago, a continuance was granted at the request of a state's attorney and the first court proceeding was pushed to Thursday.
  — Matt Erickson and Danny Segura, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
• What the family was grasping for was a sense of continuance, a way to hold on to all Tommy had given them, to serve as a conduit for his vision and his ideals.
  — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
• The events in this series are free and open to the public, with donations gratefully accepted for the continuance of the series.
  — Courant Community, 26 Dec. 2017
• Chapman had just been granted a continuance in his case and walked out of the courthouse alongside a woman and his 2-year-old daughter, the Courant reported.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
• Hanson did not enter a plea during the hearing and was granted a continuance until April 24, court records show.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024