How to Use indefinite in a Sentence

indefinite

adjective
Definition of indefinitenext
Synonyms for indefinitenext
  • Their plans have been put on indefinite hold.
  • She is indefinite about her plans.
  • We're stuck here for an indefinite period of time.
  • The Flames said Dube was on indefinite leave to tend to his mental health.
    — CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Then join us again in the misty, indefinite, and random future for the next episode.
    — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 7 July 2023
  • But the Suns will be without Chris Paul for an indefinite amount of time.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 June 2021
  • He was granted the right to live and work in the U.K. for an indefinite period in 2013.
    — Danica Kirka The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The damage from the fire forced the indefinite closure of a stretch of Interstate 10, a major artery in the region.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The Bruins have placed Lucic on an indefinite leave of absence from the team.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • After the ban, they were faced with an indefinite wait.
    — Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
  • What was to be a grand new beginning was put on indefinite hold.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
  • In July 2021, with Bauer removed from the roster and put on indefinite leave, the Dodgers had until the end of the month to upgrade the rotation.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But Hong Kongers say the welcome does not appear to be indefinite.
    — Alicia Chen, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
  • The lengths of the suspensions differ, with some as low as nine months and others 21 months to indefinite terms, the complaint says.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The six workers who sued have argued they were told the unpaid leave would be indefinite.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The closure will be in effect for an indefinite amount of time, but the southbound lanes remain open.
    — Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Covid-19 and its variants are here for the indefinite future, Parham said.
    — NBC News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The rules called for an indefinite series of sudden-death games.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • At 19, they are sentenced to an indefinite stay, and that is when the real horrors begin.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
  • But the mandate is nationwide and indefinite, not tied to Covid rates.
    — David B. Rivkin Jr. and Robert Alt, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The timetable for his return to Cincinnati is indefinite.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Google, Uber, and Ford, for instance, have pushed back their return-to-office dates– and in Google and Uber’s case, the postponement is indefinite.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2022
  • On the expiry of the five-year term, E-2 visas can be renewed on an indefinite basis in five year increments.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 May 2021
  • The league had been seeking an indefinite suspension of no less than a full season.
    — Chris Easterling, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022
  • At the time, Facebook initially said the ban was indefinite.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • But who could plan for the indefinite stasis of a pandemic?
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2021
  • However, the rest will be placed on an indefinite pause.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Four of The Lyric’s 10 full-time staff members have been on indefinite furlough since the beginning of the pandemic.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Head coach Paul Chryst and his staff will have to function without Davis for an indefinite period of time.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The union said its members will start on indefinite strikes beginning on Dec. 11 if Mr. Yoon was still in office then.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024

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