Examples of call off in a Sentence
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
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In San Francisco, a mayoral debate was called off in May after the three candidates bailed amid complaints about the sponsor and potential moderators.
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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
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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
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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