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 clash of views and the depth of the politics involved was further underlined by Ayoub Khan, a member of parliament for the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency, signing a petition calling for the game to be called off, staged in a neutral country or held without an away crowd.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The show originally aired annually from 1995 to 2018, but the 2019 show was called off due to poor ratings and public scrutiny towards former organizer, Edward Razek, over comments about transgender and plus-sized models.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The president also reportedly called off efforts to reach a diplomatic solution with Venezuela.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Following Odom's overdose, Khloé called off the divorce proceedings in October 2015, only to file for a divorce for a second time in May 2016.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The show originally aired annually from 1995 to 2018, but the 2019 show was called off due to poor ratings and public scrutiny towards former organizer, Edward Razek, over comments about transgender and plus-sized models.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The president also reportedly called off efforts to reach a diplomatic solution with Venezuela.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Following Odom's overdose, Khloé called off the divorce proceedings in October 2015, only to file for a divorce for a second time in May 2016.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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