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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But the more important effort will be to convince Trump to call off the Treasury Department’s hunt for new sanctions targets and persuade the UN Security Council to pare back its own sanctions.
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Police called off the chase because of safety risks, but San Leandro police arrested the man that night after a chase that ended in Hayward, San Leandro police Capt. Ali Khan said.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
The cargo bay door would not fully open, and engineers called off the demonstration, according to Dan Huot, a member of SpaceX's communications team who hosted the company's live launch broadcast Tuesday.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Ellie, traumatized from the events of that night, agrees to call off her revenge quest and return to Jackson with the group.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 May 2025
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Police called off the chase because of safety risks, but San Leandro police arrested the man that night after a chase that ended in Hayward, San Leandro police Capt. Ali Khan said.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
The cargo bay door would not fully open, and engineers called off the demonstration, according to Dan Huot, a member of SpaceX's communications team who hosted the company's live launch broadcast Tuesday.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Ellie, traumatized from the events of that night, agrees to call off her revenge quest and return to Jackson with the group.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 May 2025
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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