How to Use pending in a Sentence

pending

adjective

• There are lawsuits pending against the company.
• The results of the investigation are pending.
• Rarely does the pending sense of doom and destiny come to fruition.
  — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021
• The drama surrounding Rebels coach Hugh Freeze won’t be the first time a pending case added to the intrigue.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 12 July 2017
• The changes, actual and pending, would affect Twitter customers in the U.S. and across the globe.
  — George Petras, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2022
• Free Press has links to the pending bills or articles about the pending bills in nearly all of these states.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 16 Feb. 2018
• The 47-year-old Gruevski was not present in court when the verdict was read and will remain free pending appeal.
  — Fox News, 23 May 2018
• The city said in a court filing that the company didn't mention those taxes in the pending loan agreement.
  — Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 Aug. 2017
• The pending rules would affect women with testosterone levels of five nanomoles per liter and above.
  — Jeré Longman, New York Times, 12 July 2018
• Wynveen asked if the board was aware at the June 16 meeting that there was a pending amount yet to be paid to the Diversity Center.
  — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2021
• The city has said that applicants were made aware of the pending litigation.
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2021
• With the series order, ABC has no more pending business on its pilot season slate for the year.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022
• Court records indicate Hogan told police that Buskey was worried about a pending court matter and didn’t want to go to jail.
  — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
• At the time, Trump's first chief of staff, Reince Priebus, said the agencies needed time to review new or pending regulations.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2018
• These fans — often cast (and dressed) as cartoon characters of sorts — have very real feelings and have been forced to live with the pending loss for the better part of three years.
  — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2019
• The most significant pending shock is the likelihood that China is on the cusp of being a net importer of goods and services.
  — Therese Shaheen, National Review, 5 June 2019
• Whether Jones’ exit has ties to the pending results of the federal inspection — which wrapped up May 25 — is unclear.
  — Walker Orenstein, The Seattle Times, 10 June 2018
• As of press time, the band itself has made no official confirmation of any pending split.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2022
• The average wait time for current pending cases was 718 days, or nearly two years.
  — Daniel González, azcentral, 26 Apr. 2018
• In addition to the two positive tests, six had pending results.
  — Stephanie Innes, azcentral, 6 Mar. 2020
• The law, sure to face legal challenges, is one of more than 60 new state-level restrictions enacted this year, with many more pending.
  — New York Times, 20 May 2021
• Records show Salter remained in jail with her bond pending Wednesday afternoon.
  — Juan Ortega, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• The team said Jones' suspension with pay was due to a pending legal matter that the club is investigating.
  — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2017
• The restaurant still has to go through bankruptcy proceedings, but Parker said there is a pending agreement with the owners.
  — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2021
• The State Police declined to comment on Hall’s case because of the pending litigation.
  — NBC News, 24 Dec. 2021
• This is based on other recent and pending airport leases.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• His pending rules that aim to curb drug prices have faced pushback from some of his own policy advisers, four people close to the discussions said.
  — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 21 June 2019
• Homes listed as pending, contingent or to be built are not included.
  — cleveland, 25 Sep. 2021
• Greg Leo, a spokesperson for Mt. Hood Meadows, declined to comment because of the pending litigation.
  — oregonlive, 21 Jan. 2023
• The department declined to comment due to pending litigation, including a possible appeal.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024