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 track in Arcadia had also called off racing Saturday.
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
One survivor from a late October operation is presumed dead after the Mexican Navy called off a search for the person.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Schwartz's email to Newsday came just over a week after musician Chuck Redd called off an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert that has occurred at the Kennedy Center for the last 20 years.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Cancellations While some performers called off shows on their own volition, other cancellations were more conspicuous.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
One survivor from a late October operation is presumed dead after the Mexican Navy called off a search for the person.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Schwartz's email to Newsday came just over a week after musician Chuck Redd called off an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert that has occurred at the Kennedy Center for the last 20 years.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Cancellations While some performers called off shows on their own volition, other cancellations were more conspicuous.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for call off
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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