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
Recent Examples on the Web
Facing widespread unhappiness over its response to the Israel-Hamas war, the writers' group PEN America has called off its annual awards ceremony.
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CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
The concert moves from its longtime home at downtown Indy’s American Legion Mall — an exception being the 2021 event that was slated for Brownsburg, but called off at the last minute.
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
During a press conference Tuesday evening, officials said the search was being called off at 7:30 p.m. ET due to weather and water conditions and that the six others on the bridge at the time of the collapse were presumed dead.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Operations were called off Tuesday evening, with six of the workers still missing and presumed dead.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Soon after, the orcas called off their attack and moved away.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that both the GOP and Democratic contests in Delaware have been called off.
—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
CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
The concert moves from its longtime home at downtown Indy’s American Legion Mall — an exception being the 2021 event that was slated for Brownsburg, but called off at the last minute.
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
During a press conference Tuesday evening, officials said the search was being called off at 7:30 p.m. ET due to weather and water conditions and that the six others on the bridge at the time of the collapse were presumed dead.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Operations were called off Tuesday evening, with six of the workers still missing and presumed dead.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Soon after, the orcas called off their attack and moved away.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that both the GOP and Democratic contests in Delaware have been called off.
—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
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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