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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Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that both the GOP and Democratic contests in Delaware have been called off.
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Hajah Bah, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The exes called off their engagement and wedding in September 2023, just weeks before the nuptials were scheduled
Carl Radke isn’t losing sleep over his broken engagement with fellow Summer House star Lindsay Hubbard.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
The search has been called off as six people who plummeted from a Baltimore bridge are presumed dead.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
After a day-long search, officials called off the rescue mission and said the workers are presumed dead.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard called off the search for six construction workers who went missing after a cargo ship struck the Baltimore bridge and triggered its collapse into the Patapsco River.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday night, the Coast Guard called off search efforts, adding the six missing workers are presumed to be dead.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Alibaba Group is further retreating from a corporate overhaul announced a year ago by calling off an initial public offering for logistics unit Cainiao, as investors seem unlikely to cough up as much as the company expected.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Creech was returned to his cell after prison officials called off the execution, prison officials said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Hajah Bah, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The exes called off their engagement and wedding in September 2023, just weeks before the nuptials were scheduled
Carl Radke isn’t losing sleep over his broken engagement with fellow Summer House star Lindsay Hubbard.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
The search has been called off as six people who plummeted from a Baltimore bridge are presumed dead.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
After a day-long search, officials called off the rescue mission and said the workers are presumed dead.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard called off the search for six construction workers who went missing after a cargo ship struck the Baltimore bridge and triggered its collapse into the Patapsco River.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday night, the Coast Guard called off search efforts, adding the six missing workers are presumed to be dead.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Alibaba Group is further retreating from a corporate overhaul announced a year ago by calling off an initial public offering for logistics unit Cainiao, as investors seem unlikely to cough up as much as the company expected.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Creech was returned to his cell after prison officials called off the execution, prison officials said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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