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Meanings of abeyance in English
Usage of abeyance in English
1
A Froome win leaves the race result in abeyance pending the ruling.
2
While the wind was in abeyance the men got the sails spread.
3
It's French, I fancy; and for the moment it is in abeyance.
4
Also it is misleading to say that civil life was in abeyance.
5
The school, the houses were hidden, and all civilization seemed in abeyance.
6
The apartment proved to be entirely suitable for a king in abeyance.
7
In May, the court granted a 60-day abeyance, which expired this month.
8
For a century and a half it has remained in practical abeyance.
9
The question of the sale of the picture, however, remained in abeyance.
10
Happily, the question of who should be bride was left in abeyance.
11
He is mad from the beginning, but his madness is in abeyance.
12
But sometimes the gift lay in abeyance for weeks, even for months.
13
I doubt indeed if during any sleep, thought is quite in abeyance.
14
His softer emotions were in abeyance, but he told himself no lies.
15
The Latin element remained silent, passive, in abeyance, undergoing an important transformation.
16
The question therefore fell into abeyance for a time on that account.
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Abeyance through the time
Abeyance across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common