adjourn to
verb
adjourned to; adjourning to; adjourns to
: to leave one place and go to (another place) after the end of a meeting, discussion, etc.
—often used humorously
After the ceremony, we adjourned to the garden where lunch was served.
Are we done here? Good, let's adjourn to the bar.
Examples of adjourn to in a Sentence
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The case was adjourned to January 20. —
Reuters 7 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026 The commissioners then adjourned to close session. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025 Jesse's lawyer, Lewis Huntee requested that the case be adjourned to October, according to the outlet. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 This ensemble dramedy follows a group of couples (among them, Perry, Janet Jackson, and Jill Scott) who adjourn to a country estate for what’s supposed to be a carefree weekend but instead devolves into a truth-telling free-for-all. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025 Prospectors sinking wells met in hotel lobbies for lunch then adjourned to hotel suites to spread out geological maps and talk about mineral rights and royalties. —Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025 The two men initially met with other American officials in the room and then adjourned to a private, two-hour-long meeting with only their interpreters. —Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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Reuters 7 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026 The commissioners then adjourned to close session. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025 Jesse's lawyer, Lewis Huntee requested that the case be adjourned to October, according to the outlet. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 This ensemble dramedy follows a group of couples (among them, Perry, Janet Jackson, and Jill Scott) who adjourn to a country estate for what’s supposed to be a carefree weekend but instead devolves into a truth-telling free-for-all. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025 Prospectors sinking wells met in hotel lobbies for lunch then adjourned to hotel suites to spread out geological maps and talk about mineral rights and royalties. —Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025 The two men initially met with other American officials in the room and then adjourned to a private, two-hour-long meeting with only their interpreters. —Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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