abandon

Example Sentences

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This injury also may have caused his mother to abandon him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Exxon made algae the cornerstone of its clean-energy initiatives for years and pressed on even after a lack of progress led other big oil companies to abandon similar research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Otherwise, you’ll burn out and abandon it altogether.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

She told jurors that her near-constant social media use "really affected my self-worth," saying the apps led her to abandon hobbies, struggle to make friends and constantly measure herself against others.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

But I couldn’t just abandon everyone else I cared about, everything I knew, everything I could help with.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix