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 new legislation doesn’t go into effect for a year, and already, the hemp industry is trying to persuade lawmakers to call off the crackdown.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2025
Other benefits from the agreement, including recognition of new Russian territory, would be called off as well.
—Justine Redman, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
If the wedding is called off, the foreign fiance or fiancee must return to their country of origin.
—Julia Meszaros, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
Blue Owl called off a plan to merge two of its credit funds, a rare stumble by a firm that has become the poster child for private credit’s swift growth and, now, investor worries.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2025
Other benefits from the agreement, including recognition of new Russian territory, would be called off as well.
—Justine Redman, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
If the wedding is called off, the foreign fiance or fiancee must return to their country of origin.
—Julia Meszaros, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
Blue Owl called off a plan to merge two of its credit funds, a rare stumble by a firm that has become the poster child for private credit’s swift growth and, now, investor worries.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 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 23 Nov. 2025.
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