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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Sweeney and ex-fiancé Jonathan Davino called off their engagement in March 2025.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The streamer’s annual party, which was called off last year due to the Los Angeles fires, is a hot-ticket event each Grammy year, welcoming roughly 1,500 industry attendees for a night of music and mingling.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Several of the skiers who competed crashed; officials called off the rest of the race after Vonn’s spill.
—Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Afterward, she was airlifted off the course, and the race was called off.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The streamer’s annual party, which was called off last year due to the Los Angeles fires, is a hot-ticket event each Grammy year, welcoming roughly 1,500 industry attendees for a night of music and mingling.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Several of the skiers who competed crashed; officials called off the rest of the race after Vonn’s spill.
—Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Afterward, she was airlifted off the course, and the race was called off.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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