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
The contest has gone ahead every year since — apart from 2020, which was called off because of COVID.
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
Additionally, the university called off classes in several campus buildings and closed a cafeteria and a library.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Instead, school police — a department paid for and operated by the school system — patrol areas around schools and respond to emergency calls off and on campus.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
In March, after the Justice Department won an injunction blocking the $3.8 billion deal in January, Spirit and JetBlue called off their tie-up.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 May 2024
Shortly after organizers announced on Friday night (May 3) that the one-day music festival was called off due to dangerous weather conditions, the R&B icon shared a message with fans who were headed to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds to watch him headline on Saturday.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 May 2024
With the drones, there is some risk the show could be called off if there are wind issues or if visibility is poor, Frimond said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024
That strike lasted nearly two years, and was ultimately called off.
—NPR, 2 May 2024
Troxell’s lawyer painted his client as a peacemaker who used his influential status to call off murders, not order them.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
Additionally, the university called off classes in several campus buildings and closed a cafeteria and a library.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Instead, school police — a department paid for and operated by the school system — patrol areas around schools and respond to emergency calls off and on campus.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
In March, after the Justice Department won an injunction blocking the $3.8 billion deal in January, Spirit and JetBlue called off their tie-up.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 May 2024
Shortly after organizers announced on Friday night (May 3) that the one-day music festival was called off due to dangerous weather conditions, the R&B icon shared a message with fans who were headed to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds to watch him headline on Saturday.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 May 2024
With the drones, there is some risk the show could be called off if there are wind issues or if visibility is poor, Frimond said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024
That strike lasted nearly two years, and was ultimately called off.
—NPR, 2 May 2024
Troxell’s lawyer painted his client as a peacemaker who used his influential status to call off murders, not order them.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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