call off
Example Sentences
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The negotiations are happening as WGA West’s own staff members have been on strike, forcing the guild to call off its L.A.-based award show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Europe's ESO star-gazing organisation on Monday welcomed plans to call off building a massive green energy project in the Chilean desert which threatened to spoil its telescopes' view of the darkest skies on Earth.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
The BMA said it will ask its members whether the government's offer will be enough to call off Wednesday's strikes.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
If the survey of members decides it is not enough to call off strikes, they will go ahead as planned next week.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
“Wouldn’t it be...forgive me...more prudent to call off this battle, enter the castle, and seek him y-yourself?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
