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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That match lasted nine minutes and featured no takedowns — with a last-second one from McEnelly called off by the buzzer — but McEnelly made sure that wouldn’t be the case again.
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Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
At one point, pursuing CHP officers lost track of the vehicle and called off the pursuit.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
The financial incompatibilities led Collins to call off the wedding, just a few weeks before the big day.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
When Atlanta pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant called off his yearlong Target fast, the announcement set off fireworks.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
At one point, pursuing CHP officers lost track of the vehicle and called off the pursuit.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
The financial incompatibilities led Collins to call off the wedding, just a few weeks before the big day.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
When Atlanta pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant called off his yearlong Target fast, the announcement set off fireworks.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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