How to Use discontinue in a Sentence

discontinue

verb

• They are planning to discontinue bus service between the two towns.
• The company has announced that the current model will be discontinued next year.
• She chose to discontinue her studies.
• He discontinued his visits to the psychiatrist.
• In 2014, Hefty, the maker of Zoo Pals, discontinued them.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
• The treats customers love (and some that have been discontinued) can now be prepared in the comfort of your own home.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• There won’t be any more like them; the model is discontinued.
  — Joel Selvin, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
• In a statement, Rite Aid said the program was used at only a few stores and discontinued in 2020.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
• The limited-class races were discontinued in the 1980s.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2023
• The first version of Midge was discontinued in 1967 and replaced with a doll named PJ, who looked more like Barbie.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
• The jerseys replace the red uniform top that was discontinued for this year.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
• While the bag has been around for almost two decades, back in May, rumours swirled that it’d be discontinued, which have since been disproven.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 29 June 2023
• When that hunt was discontinued, others tried — over decades — to propose a bow-and-arrow hunt within the park.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
• At that time, service between the two cities was discontinued.
  — Randy McCrory Vintage Bentonville, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2024
• If your pet's harness starts to chafe, discontinue use.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 4 Apr. 2023
• The doll was very quickly discontinued (more on that in a sec) and now, pregnant Midge sell for hundreds of dollars online.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
• The Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury discontinued the bill in 1969.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
• Since then, the medical group has discontinued walk-in urgent care at most of its clinics in Ada and Canyon counties.
  — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2024
• Many of the businesses also plan to discontinue day parties and use of promoters to host events.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2023
• In 2016, Nike announced its exit from the golf equipment business, discontinuing sales of clubs, balls and golf bags.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
• Both shades are now discontinued, sadly, so Robbie's mani mix is truly unique to her.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Nov. 2023
• The controller instructed the Southwest flight, a Boeing 737, to discontinue its approach and go around.
  — Jay Blackman, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2023
• The experiment seemed kind of doomed from the start, however, and Packy Packer was discontinued in 1986.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
• The Massa watch was discontinued in 2016, making such examples hard to come by.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
• The lab also runs its own software for the Azure Kinect, a successor to the original Kinect that the team also employs—though it was also discontinued, in 2023.
  — Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
• The watch world believes the famous model may be discontinued, as reported by Bloomberg.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
• The medicine never took off, and Biogen discontinued it in January.
  — Meg Tirrell, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• Now more items will be locked up, moved behind counters or simply discontinued.
  — Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• Prada had wondered if Simons, who’d overseen his own cultish men’s wear brand for 24 years at that point (the line has since been discontinued), might want to look after the men’s collections.
  — Nick Haramis, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Her role will likely be a small one, according to the New Yorker, as the Midge doll was discontinued after being poorly received by the public.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 July 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024