abandon
Example Sentences
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It is one of rigid systematization, scrappy invention, lavish abandon; of vulgar commercialism and transcendent art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Is it mad to imagine that other big names from the past - David Miliband or, even Ed Balls - might abandon New York and the breakfast TV sofa, and fancy a comeback too?
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
As climate change starts to become expensive, it prompts questions about what to protect and what to abandon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
In his rise to the top of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh cast himself as a change agent, pledging to “lead a reform-oriented” central bank and abandon “static frameworks and models.”
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Most adults abandon fallen or missing babies for one reason: HOPE.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Vocabulary lists containing abandon
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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