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 stars had called off their engagement in September 2013 after postponing their wedding the April prior.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The football team’s game last week against George Washington was called off and will not be made up.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Back in 2023, Aerosmith called off their Peace Out … Farewell Tour after three shows because Tyler fractured his larynx onstage.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
After the wedding was called off, Belly flew to Paris to start a new chapter in her life without the Fisher brothers.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The football team’s game last week against George Washington was called off and will not be made up.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Back in 2023, Aerosmith called off their Peace Out … Farewell Tour after three shows because Tyler fractured his larynx onstage.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
After the wedding was called off, Belly flew to Paris to start a new chapter in her life without the Fisher brothers.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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