How to Use suspend in a Sentence

suspend

verb
  • We can suspend the rules just this once.
  • They have suspended the peace talks.
  • The city suspended bus service during the storm.
  • He was suspended from the team for missing too many practices.
  • The principal suspended the student from school for fighting.
  • Her license to practice law was suspended.
  • He's driving with a suspended license.
  • The company was forced to suspend operations.
  • The police officers were suspended without pay for their conduct.
  • I advise suspending judgment until the investigation is over.
  • Or maybe he should be suspended and forego his salary for a year.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 9 May 2023
  • Hogan has been suspended from her job.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Both sides agreed to suspend fees for one year on ships that dock at each other’s ports.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The league could suspend Carter for his actions.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • At the end of his first game of the season, he got suspended for a game.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The league then suspended him for 20 games.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • That race was also suspended due to rain.
    — Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2026
  • All four troopers have been suspended with pay.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Snow settles and wooden chalets suspend in time.
    — Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Both will be suspended if a lockout lingers.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Rail and bus service will be suspended.
    — Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Elders suspended him for a few weeks.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
  • He was often suspended with his arms and lower legs off the ground.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
  • One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe.
    — NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • That my email account has been suspended.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The light had a wintry grain, with flecks of color suspended in it.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • This is the third time Romero has been suspended this season.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • No agreement between the city and the state to suspend bus fares has yet been announced.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • For pike or trout, suspend a jerkbait that will hover in place after each twitch.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Which airlines have suspended or changed flights?
    — Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026

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