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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Alvarado would likely be 13-0 if Week 2 had not been called off due to weather.
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Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Authorities in Hong Kong called off rescue efforts after the worst fire there in decades, with the death toll from an apartment-complex blaze rising to 128 and about 200 people still missing.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The match was then called off, and Sikoa was awarded the victory.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
At the time, Glover called off his next show, in Houston, Texas, and went to a hospital in the city, where he was diagnosed.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Nov. 2025
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Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Authorities in Hong Kong called off rescue efforts after the worst fire there in decades, with the death toll from an apartment-complex blaze rising to 128 and about 200 people still missing.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The match was then called off, and Sikoa was awarded the victory.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
At the time, Glover called off his next show, in Houston, Texas, and went to a hospital in the city, where he was diagnosed.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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