How to Use cancel in a Sentence

cancel

1 of 2 verb
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  • The event was canceled at the last minute when the speaker didn't show up.
  • My flight was canceled because of the storm.
  • The bank canceled my credit card.
  • If you subscribe online, you can cancel at any time.
  • She canceled her appointment with the dentist.
  • We canceled our magazine subscription when we moved.
  • I'm sorry, but I have to cancel. Can we meet next week?
  • He canceled his insurance policy last month.
  • We canceled our dinner reservation.
  • To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer.
    — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Delta said its Tel Aviv flights have been canceled into this week.
    — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • By the time the project was cancelled only a small number of prototypes had been built.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Many classes in the district were canceled last week due to the driver shortage.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Migraine isn’t a sign of weakness or an excuse to cancel plans, Dr. Loder says.
    — Alyssa Sparacino, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Martin stepped in at the event after actor Kate Mara had to cancel due to illness.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • Just because … all the sudden The Chicks were cancelled, don’t make the mistake of thinking their music wasn’t any good.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 June 2023
  • Tap the left paddle and regen levels increase, but if you so much as tap the brake, the function is canceled.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Amid the unrest, the French government canceled large-scale events around the country on Friday.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 July 2023
  • That movie, which would have been made for Netflix and starred Mads Mikkelsen, was canceled just days before filming was to start in 2019.
    — Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But, Dead Pixie & Dixie canceled the rest of Randy’s day.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The agency has the right to cancel its contract with the staffing agency for noncompliance.
    — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
  • Amid the spike in deaths, jail reform advocates called on the city to cancel its contract with Wellpath.
    — Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • All services can be cancelled before the end of the trial subscription.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The severe thunderstorm watch has been canceled locally and will be chopped to our south with time.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • Requires sellers and resellers to refund consumers the full cost of the ticket when events are canceled.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The school canceled a graduation ball that had been planned for Tuesday night.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 14 June 2023
  • The right-wing network fired Carlson in April and cancelled his program, amid the Dominion fallout.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN, 30 June 2023
  • Tracy alleges the phone call with Tucker is what led to the second visit being canceled.
    — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the foreign musicians whose shows were canceled have since been able to perform in other cities or at other venues.
    — Vivian Wang, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • Passengers can use a self-serve process for ticket refunds when a train is canceled or to change trains when theirs is delayed.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
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cancel

2 of 2 noun
  • Those are the things that are the classic tactics of the cancel culture.
    — Fox News, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Leave it to Joe Budden to bring up cancel culture in the first place.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 June 2021
  • The 35-year-old star also shared that the scandal taught her a lot about cancel culture.
    — Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 16 July 2021
  • Bottom line: For the price, these cancel noise better than most.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 24 June 2021
  • What are your thoughts on stand-up comedy in 2022 and the cancel culture?
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The cancel culture is something that will 100 percent have to be weighed.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2021
  • Most critics of cancel culture tend to come from the Right, but in one instance, the roles were reversed.
    — Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2021
  • My version of cancel culture is just turn it off or change the channel.
    — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2021
  • Feinstein isn’t on the ballot this year but the left-wing cancel culture is out to get her.
    — Dan Walters, SFChronicle.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • This is often due to concerns about cancel culture and the fear of being called out.
    — Michelle King, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • So much has been written about cancel culture in the past year that weariness sets in just reading the words.
    — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The authors noted the rise of cancel culture, which was due in part to the emergence of the #metoo movement and the start of the Trump presidency.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Netflix has the lowest churn rate (a term used to describe cancel rates) of any subscriber.
    — Julia Alexander, The Verge, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Some held him up as a high-profile victim of cancel culture.
    — Taylor Mooney, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Alex Levy makes a rambling speech about cancel culture.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2021
  • That would be the case with the slide-cancel, which was effectively erased from the game and garnered the attention of pros Tuesday night.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Take the overlapping issues of cancel culture and free speech.
    — Frank Bruni New York Times, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021
  • Knowland is not an epiphenomenon of cancel culture writ large, a hapless victim of the times.
    — Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 4 Dec. 2020
  • In the private sector, the tactic of message-sending came to be known as cancel culture.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The political class that gave us condiment cancel culture now aims to raise prices across the fast-food menu.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The comic weighs in on cancel culture and other hot topics in this stand-up special.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 July 2022
  • Please do not fall victim to the cancel culture sweeping our nation.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The speed at which cancel culture can claim its victims is faster than ever before.
    — Yec, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • There’s a slide-cancel mechanic that could become prominent in the Cold War.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Did the Browns cancel practice Sunday because a bunch of team members have the coronavirus?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Pope Francis isn't a fan of cancel culture, the pontiff declared in a speech at the Vatican on Monday.
    — Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 11 Jan. 2022
  • For the base, Gosar is suddenly a hero of free speech and the antidote to Democrats' pursuit of cancel culture and wokeness.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Now that she's been famous for some time, Cardi reveals that cancel culture has been taking a toll on her as of late.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The episode seems to almost be looking at cancel culture and what could be next after someone does something wrong.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022
  • In this cancel culture, the sin of being a Republican can't be overlooked.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2020

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