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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The White House did not respond to questions about why the news conference was called off.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The White House did not immediately respond to questions about why the news conference was called off.
—Justin Spike, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
San Diego lifeguards, San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel and Coast Guard crew looked for more than 52 hours and covered a nearly 460-square-mile area before being called off Sunday evening.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Like many of her contemporaries, when the deadly wildfires tore through Southern California in early January, Kristen Bell's first instinct was to call off awards season as a whole.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The White House did not immediately respond to questions about why the news conference was called off.
—Justin Spike, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
San Diego lifeguards, San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel and Coast Guard crew looked for more than 52 hours and covered a nearly 460-square-mile area before being called off Sunday evening.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Like many of her contemporaries, when the deadly wildfires tore through Southern California in early January, Kristen Bell's first instinct was to call off awards season as a whole.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for call off
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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