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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Less than a year later, the pair called off the engagement in February 2023.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
More than 1,000 flights were called off nationwide Friday — five times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
More than 800 flights on Friday were called off nationwide — four times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
At sunset, the sheriff’s deputies called off the search for the night.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
More than 1,000 flights were called off nationwide Friday — five times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
More than 800 flights on Friday were called off nationwide — four times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
At sunset, the sheriff’s deputies called off the search for the night.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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