abandonment
Example Sentences
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“GAS STATION” pairs a frenetic synth melody reminiscent of Crystal Castles with lyrics about abandonment.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
The judges said the court received a notice of abandonment of appeal signed by Tarrant using a "self-styled moniker" but the document was thrown out because it was not dated or witnessed.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
“To the vast majority of people government interference in matters of banking has become so much an integral part of the accepted institutions,” she acknowledged, “that to suggest its abandonment is to invite ridicule.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
So going back nearly 60 years, the late Mr. Flint has been left to quietly suffer the indignities of desecration and abandonment, but for temporary intervention.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
In it is all the anger, all the fear I felt at her abandonment.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing abandonment
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