call off
Example Sentences
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That is a big turn-around on polls ahead of the visit, which had found more people wanting to call off the trip, and widespread scepticism about its value.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
That prompted ABC to call off the premiere days before it was set to run.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
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
At the time Alekseyev was filmed sitting with Prigozhin in a Russian military compound taken over by Wagner, trying to convince the mercenary chief to call off his troops.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Why didn’t it show itself so he could just throw her into the dungeon and call off this ridiculous competition?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
