abandoning

Example Sentences

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The majority sees constitutional privacy as capable of adapting to technological change without abandoning first principles.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

Valdez’s post presented a unique moment of decision for the reclusive artist: to reply risked abandoning a mystique he’d long cultivated; but ultimately the lure of a sanctioned Pinky reboot proved too tempting to refuse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Of course, this doesn’t mean abandoning the tasks you were hired to execute.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

After abandoning plans to go to law school, she spotted an admissions-supervisor opening at the new American Dream mall, and a former Sesame Place colleague working there helped her get her foot in the door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

This didn’t seem completely crazy imagination in 1942, when jumping out of trees stood for abandoning a torpedoed ship.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles