abandoned

Example Sentences

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Plans to ban passengers from a peak train service between Manchester and London have been abandoned after a U-turn by the government's rail safety regulator.

From BBC

Camite was briefly used as a riot control agent by the American police post-World War One, but was abandoned after safer options such as CS gas were invented.

From BBC

"He brings hope when the Lebanese feel abandoned and we feel uplifted," he says.

From BBC

Since the start of the year, more than 4,000 refugees have abandoned Ugandan encampments, opting to return to Burundi, South Sudan and other countries, according to the U.N. refugee agency.

From The Wall Street Journal

Counting those abandoned nests gives a clear indication of how the species is doing.

From BBC