How to Use hiatus in a Sentence

hiatus

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  • The band is making an album again after a five-year hiatus.
  • The longer this hiatus goes on, though, the more of that falls away, the more of us drift away.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Even Aprile wasn't sure how long the hiatus would last.
    — Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The killer seemed to take a five-year hiatus after 1981.
    — CBS News, 25 Apr. 2018
  • What seemed like a hiatus in the mid-1990s was in fact a fertile time.
    — Ruth La Ferla, idahostatesman, 26 May 2017
  • Porzingis spent most of the hiatus in his home country of Latvia.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 3 July 2020
  • But first, the trio addressed the recent news of its hiatus.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The long hiatus followed the deaths of two Healy crew members – Lt.
    — Author: Dan Lamothe, Alaska Dispatch News, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The long hiatus followed the deaths of two Healy crew members — Lt.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2017
  • This year, the show was brought back after a three-year hiatus.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Ring of Honor’s hiatus, at least for the moment, have changed the face of the wrestling business.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The duo took a hiatus in 2012 and recorded solo projects.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
  • The tax cuts passed and drilling is set to resume after a 40-year hiatus.
    — Ari Natter, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2018
  • Even if all goes as planned, the hiatus will have lasted more than 16 months.
    — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Sleep emerged from a decade-plus-long hiatus in 2009 for a pair of reunion shows.
    — Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 2 May 2018
  • After a two-year hiatus, the flu may be back this season – and with a vengeance.
    — Cady Stanton, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The film is the second for the actor this year, following a four-year hiatus from the screen.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The following week of March 23 was a planned spring break hiatus.
    — NBC News, 17 Apr. 2020
  • After a hiatus that spanned two decades, the famed pole returned in 2016.
    — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
  • Perhaps Goran Dragić’s hiatus brings him back to the desert.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Grace’s former band, Against Me!, has been on hiatus since that March.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The team will hold two week of practices before a one-week hiatus for spring break.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The hope, of course, is that now that sort of fortitude won’t go on hiatus again for a season and a half.
    — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • During his hiatus, Jones found new ways to stay involved with the team.
    — Hannah Underwood, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2021
  • This tour marks their return from a decade-long hiatus.
    — Jason Keil, azcentral, 20 June 2019
  • The girls may be on hiatus, but this song will live on forever.
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 29 June 2018
  • Last week, Emotet appeared for the first time this year after a four-month hiatus.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The lingerie brand's fashion show has been on hiatus for four years.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
  • But fans of the band need not worry quite yet: The hiatus won't come until this summer.
    — Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 28 Jan. 2018
  • In his three fights since the hiatus, Vargas has won each bout by stoppage.
    — Nate Marrero, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023

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