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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At the time, engineers concluded the leak rate was small enough to permit launch, but the countdown was called off after engineers with Atlas-builder United Launch Alliance noted unusual behavior in an oxygen pressure relief valve in the rocket's Centaur upper stage.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 21 May 2024
Prosecutors said Singh carefully planned his family’s killing, including by calling off work and arranging for his three children to be out of the apartment, and lied to shield himself from a police investigation.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
Last year, the union called off the strike without winning any concessions – an ignominious defeat.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
In late 2023, it was reported Humana was looking to merge with health company Cigna, but this potential merger was eventually called off.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 13 May 2024
On his first earnings call since calling off the tie-up, Christie suggested that the true threats to airline competition were the likes of American Air Lines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, a few rungs up the marketshare ladder from Spirit and JetBlue.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 May 2024
And just as the Dodgers finally completed their blockbuster move for Betts, Moreno reportedly called off the Pederson/Stripling/Pages agreement, later confirming that, while there were other unspecified factors at play, the five-day delay had gnawed at his patience.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
The contest has gone ahead every year since — apart from 2020, which was called off because of COVID.
—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
William Harwood, CBS News, 21 May 2024
Prosecutors said Singh carefully planned his family’s killing, including by calling off work and arranging for his three children to be out of the apartment, and lied to shield himself from a police investigation.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
Last year, the union called off the strike without winning any concessions – an ignominious defeat.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
In late 2023, it was reported Humana was looking to merge with health company Cigna, but this potential merger was eventually called off.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 13 May 2024
On his first earnings call since calling off the tie-up, Christie suggested that the true threats to airline competition were the likes of American Air Lines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, a few rungs up the marketshare ladder from Spirit and JetBlue.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 May 2024
And just as the Dodgers finally completed their blockbuster move for Betts, Moreno reportedly called off the Pederson/Stripling/Pages agreement, later confirming that, while there were other unspecified factors at play, the five-day delay had gnawed at his patience.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
The contest has gone ahead every year since — apart from 2020, which was called off because of COVID.
—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
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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