abandon
Example Sentences
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There are many theories swirling around for why they have increasingly chosen to abandon their basic duty to legal transparency.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Colonies may ignore the bait or abandon it before it spreads widely.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
Americans remain among the world’s leaders in per capita meat consumption, and even our vegetarians tend to abandon their abstinence sooner or later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
If it doesn’t reopen, the pressure on both Waller and his dovish colleagues to abandon their rate-cutting plans will likely grow.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The boyish abandon of that stout man was charming to behold, for though he ‘carried weight’, he danced like an India-rubber ball.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing abandon
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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"The Story of an Hour"
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