abort

Example Sentences

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Had the ball struck the girl, he would almost certainly have been defaulted and seen another attempt at number 25 aborted by his own carelessness.

From BBC

Another attempt at a record 25th major title could have been aborted by his own carelessness.

From BBC

Executives learned in October 2020 that batches of AstraZeneca’s vaccine had to be aborted and were contaminated due to production issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

Imagineering leaders are also trying to restore morale employees say was pummeled by a decade of layoffs, conflicts with corporate leadership and an aborted plan to move the team to Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once, on a solo trip to the North Pole, he snapped a piece of his ski binding and was forced to abort the entire expedition, writing off a trip that cost more than $200,000.

From The Wall Street Journal