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 acquisition, which was first announced in September 2022, was ultimately called off in late December 2023, after the British antitrust watchdog warned that the deal could reduce competition for design software.
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Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Organizers called off the start of the Challenger Series portion of the competition on Wednesday, July 30, due to itty-bitty surf and a funky wind that was mucking up the conditions even more.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Artist Amy Sherald, known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, called off a show at the Smithsonian.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Then, by some miracle, the apocalypse was called off (or at least postponed).
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Organizers called off the start of the Challenger Series portion of the competition on Wednesday, July 30, due to itty-bitty surf and a funky wind that was mucking up the conditions even more.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Artist Amy Sherald, known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, called off a show at the Smithsonian.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Then, by some miracle, the apocalypse was called off (or at least postponed).
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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