How to Use abandon in a Sentence

abandon

1 of 2 verb

• They abandoned the car on a back road.
• That house was abandoned years ago.
• She abandoned the party not long after the election.
• The officer refused to abandon his post.
• The approaching fire forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes.
• The policy abandons the most vulnerable members of society.
• One thing the park wants to make clear: It is not abandoned.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 30 Mar. 2018
• There are too many abandoned places around the world to count.
  — Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, 18 July 2017
• And those words, in the process, abandon hope that his death might lead to a more just world.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 2 June 2020
• The base closed in 1997 and has been largely abandoned.
  — Matthew Brown, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
• Now is not the time to cash out and abandon your career.
  — Robin Ryan, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• That means Thor will have to abandon them for some reason in the movie.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 27 June 2022
• In the first, Bryant was angry at the game for abandoning him.
  — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 12 July 2018
• But the thing to do is to lean into the facts and the science and not abandon them in a panic.
  — NBC News, 9 Jan. 2022
• Fishbach didn’t have to abandon the state to learn the full range of ob-gyn care.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 20 June 2023
• The film is, in part, about women abandoned by their men.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Mar. 2020
• June’s come too far to be abandoned to the New England rain.
  — refinery29.com, 2 May 2018
• Of a handful of cases brought in the past, most have been abandoned.
  — New York Times, 28 June 2018
• In 1957, The Marshall House was closed and the second, third, and fourth floors were left abandoned.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
• What no one told her is that it had been abandoned for eight years.
  — Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2019
• Yet abandon all hope, ye who grasp for a plotline to hold on to here.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2022
• Bligh’s car was found abandoned the day after the fire.
  — Fox News, 12 Sep. 2019
• To get the shot, Zhi had to abandon his tripod, grab his camera and run.
  — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
• But a hoof got caught in the fence; the panther had to abandon the animal and flee.
  — Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2021
• Bacchus is named for the Roman god of wine and abandon.
  — Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 23 Nov. 2020
• Could a charter school abandon its students in the middle of the school year?
  — Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2018
• The three cubs, all orphans abandoned by their mothers, came to the zoo over the winter.
  — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2018
• One morning not long ago, Wang came across a bag full of fish abandoned by the side of the water.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
• And that's not the only scary movie abandoning you this fall.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2017
• In the shots, the animal has abandoned its cozy spot in the sun and appears to be heading away from the home.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023

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abandon

2 of 2 noun

• The 2-year-old ran through the splash pad at Owen Bell Park with abandon.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 11 July 2018
• The name of the tour is meant to inspire joyous abandon.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 17 June 2019
• The new songs mix and match ideas with a joyful abandon.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2021
• More past-their-prime shows should jump the shark with such wild abandon.
  — Time, 22 July 2019
• The use of the chatbot has led to a drop of candidate abandon rates from 15% to 3%.
  — Jeanne Meister, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
• There’s no catch and no need for a code, so go ahead and add to your cart with abandon.
  — The Cut, 12 June 2018
• So go ahead, backflip off of the cruise ship with abandon.
  — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
• Simmons drove the lane with abandon — and no one fouled him hard.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Apr. 2018
• Few have leaned in with such naked abandon as Bruno Le Maire.
  — Sam Schechner, WSJ, 30 May 2023
• The chorus hook captures the joy of the last day of school with the youthful abandon required.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2022
• The offense went full smash-mouth and ran the ball with reckless abandon.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2019
• His buttcheeks hung out from under the flaps of the skirt with reckless abandon.
  — Gigi Engle, Marie Claire, 15 Sep. 2017
• Briones chews up the scenery with wild abandon as the slightly unhinged Hanover.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2020
• Keep the jar or container in the fridge and use it with reckless abandon.
  — Haneen J. Iqbal, Bon Appétit, 5 Aug. 2021
• Ever been to a concert and just danced around with abandon?
  — NBC News, 16 Jan. 2018
• Think of them as leafy greens and use them abundantly, and with abandon.
  — Martha Holmberg, The Denver Post, 15 July 2019
• Katie trashes herself and the suite with equal abandon.
  — David Coddon, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• As Fizdale saw it, what the Grizz needed was greater abandon.
  — Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• But the revelers stayed near the beach, tore through the streets and partied with reckless abandon.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Mar. 2021
• The wanton, grungy abandon with which these two are hugging!
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2023
• But Lucia, the younger, speeds through life’s waters with abandon.
  — Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times, 28 Jan. 2018
• That spirit of on-the-fly abandon was pervasive throughout the set.
  — Chris Nashawaty, SI.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• The son would seize upon such choices with wild abandon. . . .
  — Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 3 Sep. 2020
• WASD'd my way through the store, purchasing with abandon.
  — Louryn Strampe, Wired, 30 May 2021
• Bougainvillea spills over red-tiled roofs with unchecked abandon.
  — Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2022
• The moms fist-pumped and gyrated with abandon throughout the concert.
  — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• There will be the woman that has complete reckless abandon and will let her fire roar and shine.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2022
• The three-pointers that fell with abandon were nowhere to be found – not that two-point shots were in great supply, either.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2018
• Tourists itching to go to Japan may not be able to pack their bags with complete carefree abandon yet.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
• She’s used that skill in my defense with reckless abandon.
  — Harmonyholiday, Longreads, 6 June 2019

Last Updated: 9 May 2024