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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Vonn had clocked the third-fastest time in a training run on Saturday, ahead of the race — behind her teammate Breezy Johnson — though the run was called off due to bad weather before all the racers had participated.
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Haley Ott, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
After Vonn's crash, the event was called off before resuming the next day.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The search has been called off pending further developments, the Coast Guard said.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Sweeney and ex-fiancé Jonathan Davino called off their engagement in March 2025.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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Haley Ott, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
After Vonn's crash, the event was called off before resuming the next day.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The search has been called off pending further developments, the Coast Guard said.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Sweeney and ex-fiancé Jonathan Davino called off their engagement in March 2025.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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 9 Feb. 2026.
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