Sentence examples for postponed by from inspiring English sources
"postponed by" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it when you are referring to someone taking action to put off an event. For example, "The meeting was postponed by the chairman."
TIGERS-WHITE SOX POSTPONED The series finale between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox was postponed by rain.
GAME POSTPONED IN BOSTON Thursday's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox was postponed by rain.
The night session was postponed by rain.
That game was postponed by a lightning storm.
The album's release was postponed by a year.
Bombing Syria has probably only been postponed by Russia's intervention.
Originally planned for October, it was postponed by extreme political discord in Washington.
And they postponed by a day the fact that Albert Pujols is now a free agent.
On Monday, the trial of the men was indefinitely postponed by a federal judge.
A decision on managing the global oceans was postponed by three years.
The hand-wringing over Tejada, then, is not over — just postponed by injury.
