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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So Holland called off the cavalry.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Helicopter water drops were called off due to the quick results on the ground, authorities said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Last week, Pirelli was due to hold a tire test in Bahrain with the Mercedes and McLaren teams, only for the running to be called off due to the start of the conflict.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Like his colleagues across the state, East Hartford schools Superintendent Thomas Anderson has to weigh all of those inconveniences when deciding whether to call off classes.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Helicopter water drops were called off due to the quick results on the ground, authorities said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Last week, Pirelli was due to hold a tire test in Bahrain with the Mercedes and McLaren teams, only for the running to be called off due to the start of the conflict.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Like his colleagues across the state, East Hartford schools Superintendent Thomas Anderson has to weigh all of those inconveniences when deciding whether to call off classes.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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