How to Use suspension in a Sentence

suspension

noun
  • He was angry about his suspension from the team.
  • He's under suspension for breaking the rules.
  • She was punished by suspension of her driver's license.
  • His record shows several suspensions from school.
  • The chassis of the Isuzu is rigid and the suspension is softly sprung.
    Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The time the suspension is in effect will extend the time the IRS has to collect the tax.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2023
  • That led to the suspension of the varsity game that was to follow.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The suspension will be in effect through the rematch against Mater Dei on Jan. 24.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • With the suspension lifted, Trump can now post videos and buy ads ahead of the 2024 election.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But that’s the point of an 80-game suspension, which Tatis declined to appeal.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The front suspension and larger 8-inch wheels help absorb all the lumps and bumps the scooter flies over.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Push it hard, though, and the suspension's tuning reveals itself to be not quite up to the task.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 22 Dec. 2022
  • While Davis served out his suspension, Hunter gave him $1,500.
    Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The state then tracks progress in test scores, attendance and suspensions.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Had this boy’s teachers done that, the suspension could have been avoided.
    Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • In April, the presiding judge agreed, and suspended the project—but the suspension was short-lived.
    Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The suspension has largely been left untouched, despite the S1 weighing 550 pounds less than the car it’s based on.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The board noted it was informed of the suspension Friday evening.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The suspension comes after a rash of fatal train strikes in the region, with four people hit and killed on the coastal train tracks in the span of five days this month.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
  • PepsiCo later claimed that the suspension was due to the failure to agree to a new contract.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Skurla and the church argued that Plishka’s suspension was valid.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Killian Hayes served the second game of his three-game suspension.
    Brian Hall, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Garrett, fresh off of his three-play suspension from last week, is sporting a new ‘do.
    cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Johnson did so under a suspension of the rules, which required him to rely on Democrats to get the bills across the finish line.
    Rachel Scott, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Norton will be moved to a different job after the suspension ends, the board said.
    Carlos Suarez, CNN, 31 July 2024
  • The Pure has the same adaptive damping suspension with steel springs as the other trims and the always firm but never stiff ride was a dream.
    Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
  • The special session opened on Wednesday, and the gas tax suspension expired at 11:59 p.m.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 30 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, Greenberg did not identified the officers involved in the claim that led to the chief's suspension.
    Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
  • The two camps can jaw about it for a while because Garcia’s suspension doesn’t end until April 20.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The suspension of disbelief required to go along with Jimmy and get along with Jimmy is often too great.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024

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