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'recess' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'recess' with 3 example sentences.


recess noun

: a state of abeyance or suspended business

: a small concavity

: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

: an enclosure that is set back or indented

: a pause from doing something (as work)

recess verb

: put into a recess

: make a recess in

: close at the end of a session


  • We have an hour's recess for lunch from twelve to one.
  • I would like to request a short recess.
  • The meeting will reconvene in two hours after a brief recess.
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