she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it
Recent Examples on the WebIn San Francisco, a mayoral debate was called off in May after the three candidates bailed amid complaints about the sponsor and potential moderators.—Karin Brulliard The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 13 Aug. 2024 Black then called off the tour, which was also slated to head to New Zealand and the United States.—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 Its launch was called off twice, once because of an issue with an oxygen valve and once because of a faulty computer card in the launch system.—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024 Since Spirit and JetBlue Airways called off their merger in March, Spirit has been seen as a doomed entity.—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for call off
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