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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The pilot ejected safely, but the part of the meeting that followed the crash was called off, according to The Barents Observer.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Tray Moo was found near NP Dodge Park on Saturday, April 26, and after Green and Cress Moo’s bodies were recovered on Tuesday, April 29, the search was called off, Omaha’s KMTV reported.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 May 2025
Three years earlier, the Dutch police threatened to disrupt a stage held in Utrecht in a pay dispute, only calling off their plans three days before.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Brian Hopkins called off the vote on his ordinance in the City Council’s Public Safety Committee.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Tray Moo was found near NP Dodge Park on Saturday, April 26, and after Green and Cress Moo’s bodies were recovered on Tuesday, April 29, the search was called off, Omaha’s KMTV reported.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 May 2025
Three years earlier, the Dutch police threatened to disrupt a stage held in Utrecht in a pay dispute, only calling off their plans three days before.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Brian Hopkins called off the vote on his ordinance in the City Council’s Public Safety Committee.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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