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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His resignation came a few months after Kroger rival Albertsons called off its $25 billion merger with Kroger amid regulatory pressure.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The 2015 bear hunt, scheduled to last a week, was called off after just two days because hunters had killed 300 bears.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Local police told Norway's public broadcaster NRK that a volunteer search and rescue team, as well as the police, sniffer dogs and drones had renewed the search for Luhn on Tuesday before being called off due to weather conditions.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
They were engaged for nearly a year before calling off their wedding less than one month before the date.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The 2015 bear hunt, scheduled to last a week, was called off after just two days because hunters had killed 300 bears.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Local police told Norway's public broadcaster NRK that a volunteer search and rescue team, as well as the police, sniffer dogs and drones had renewed the search for Luhn on Tuesday before being called off due to weather conditions.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
They were engaged for nearly a year before calling off their wedding less than one month before the date.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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