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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Concert organizers called off all three of Swift’s shows at Vienna’s Ernst-Happel-Stadion last August after police were informed of a credible threat.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
SpaceX called off two launch attempts on Sunday and Monday due to a technical problem and bad weather.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
He was also previously engaged to Shailene Woodley until the exes called off their engagement in February 2022 and fully ended their relationship that April.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
To call off the project now, as many of its detractors in the White House desire, would waste years of advancement.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
SpaceX called off two launch attempts on Sunday and Monday due to a technical problem and bad weather.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
He was also previously engaged to Shailene Woodley until the exes called off their engagement in February 2022 and fully ended their relationship that April.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
To call off the project now, as many of its detractors in the White House desire, would waste years of advancement.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 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 30 Aug. 2025.
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