How do you use Deferring in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Deferring meaning
present participle and gerund of defer
Using Deferring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of defer
- In the example corpus, deferring often appears in combinations such as: deferring to, by deferring, of deferring.
Context around Deferring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deferring
- In this selection, "deferring" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, background, prison, says, base, 680 and efforts stand out and add context to how "deferring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2024 consider deferring income and and and that deferring them would. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deferring" sits close to words such as adil, agra and amicably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deferring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Full details about deferring your State Pension can be found on the GOV. (13 words)
Controlled Demolition Inc.’s president declined to comment, deferring questions to the Unified Command. (14 words)
It is far more difficult to raise capital, resulting in many deferring efforts until market conditions improve. (17 words)
Politicians have criticised the disruption to services as thousands of people travel to the match but Irish Rail has said the works were scheduled before the event and that deferring them would cost more than half a million euro. (39 words)
But the senator said she would be “surprised and offended if that were to happen,” citing the tradition within the legislative body of deferring to the elected official in whose district a project has been proposed. (36 words)
Sarai said he’s open to a change at the top of the party, and thinks different options for turning the party’s fortunes around need to be considered, while deferring to Trudeau’s judgment. (35 words)
But surely the city council can identify a problem that needs to be solved, without deferring to prohibitionist policies? (19 words)
We need to cultivate a proactive mindset in Nunavut, addressing issues head-on rather than deferring them for the next person to handle! (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
One tenant is deferring base rent for three months and the second tenant is deferring base & additional rent for two months.
But surely the city council can identify a problem that needs to be solved, without deferring to prohibitionist policies?
But the deal became more mind-boggling when it was reported that Ohtani is deferring $680 million of his contract.
He declined to comment on the position or his background, deferring any comment until he officially accepts the job.
In November, Judge Edward Davila in U.S. District Court sentenced a pregnant Holmes to more than 11 years in prison, deferring her incarceration until April 27.
It is far more difficult to raise capital, resulting in many deferring efforts until market conditions improve.
The province says deferring logging activity in two watersheds in the canyon is part of its plan to bring back a “sustained breeding population” of the owl.
We need to cultivate a proactive mindset in Nunavut, addressing issues head-on rather than deferring them for the next person to handle!
An asylum seeker under threat of removal to Rwanda has won High Court permission to challenge the Government for deferring his bid to remain in Northern Ireland.
But the senator said she would be “surprised and offended if that were to happen,” citing the tradition within the legislative body of deferring to the elected official in whose district a project has been proposed.
Controlled Demolition Inc.’s president declined to comment, deferring questions to the Unified Command.
Deferring sentence to September 18, she said: “The court is not prepared to deal with this matter today.
For example, when partners disagree about how much to spend on a shared material good (like a new car), I generally recommend deferring to the partner who is more of a tightwad.
Full details about deferring your State Pension can be found on the GOV.
If you are in a reasonably high tax bracket for 2024, consider deferring income and accelerating tax deductions to take advantage of a one-year deferral of tax payments.
In late March, the court an interim order barring the government from providing funds to Haredi yeshivas for students eligible for IDF enlistment as the legal framework for deferring their military service had expired.
It also blames Mayor Karen Bass for deferring to Councilmember Park rather than directing city officials to move the project forward.
Police say the matter is under investigation, but they are deferring to Metheuen Public Schools for disciplinary action.
Politicians have criticised the disruption to services as thousands of people travel to the match but Irish Rail has said the works were scheduled before the event and that deferring them would cost more than half a million euro.
Sarai said he’s open to a change at the top of the party, and thinks different options for turning the party’s fortunes around need to be considered, while deferring to Trudeau’s judgment.
Common combinations with deferring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- deferring to 30×
- by deferring 8×
- of deferring 7×
- deferring the 6×
- and deferring 5×
- for deferring 5×
- while deferring 4×
- is deferring 3×
- are deferring 3×
- or deferring 3×