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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Bésame Mucho, a celebration of Latin music, was also called off.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
One year after her fiancé Jason (Jay Pharoah) suddenly calls off their wedding, aspiring pop star Erica Wilson (Christina Milian, once more) books a gig in paradise, the East African island of Mauritius, only to discover she’s been hired to perform at his nuptials.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Day 7 Sunday, Feb. 19, 2000 — After a collective 9,000 hours of probing the area and returning 200 calls to tipsters with information on where Asha may be, officials call off the search.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for Muslims around the world to assassinate him, leading the author to go into hiding until 1998, when the Iranian government called off the order to kill him.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
One year after her fiancé Jason (Jay Pharoah) suddenly calls off their wedding, aspiring pop star Erica Wilson (Christina Milian, once more) books a gig in paradise, the East African island of Mauritius, only to discover she’s been hired to perform at his nuptials.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Day 7 Sunday, Feb. 19, 2000 — After a collective 9,000 hours of probing the area and returning 200 calls to tipsters with information on where Asha may be, officials call off the search.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for Muslims around the world to assassinate him, leading the author to go into hiding until 1998, when the Iranian government called off the order to kill him.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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