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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His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 July 2025
That fixture was eventually called off without a ball bowled.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 July 2025
First responders from multiple agencies responded to the lake that evening, but their search was called off due to severe weather, the sheriff said.
—Mike Stunson
july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
He was scheduled for execution in August 2020 before the governor halted the death penalty due to the pandemic, and again in 2022, but that execution was called off after Lee's announcement.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 July 2025
That fixture was eventually called off without a ball bowled.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 July 2025
First responders from multiple agencies responded to the lake that evening, but their search was called off due to severe weather, the sheriff said.
—Mike Stunson
july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
He was scheduled for execution in August 2020 before the governor halted the death penalty due to the pandemic, and again in 2022, but that execution was called off after Lee's announcement.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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