abandon
Example Sentences
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In Granite: So many gawkers visited the abandoned house used in the climactic ending of “The Blair Witch Project” that the state eventually demolished the structure, saying it was too unsafe.
This includes elections in 30 English councils that will now go ahead, after the government abandoned previously-announced plans to delay them.
From BBC
The government has abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England following legal advice.
From BBC
The team discovered 45 abandoned tents, mostly in Wester Ross and Loch Ness.
From BBC
The craft have become far too central to the war effort to abandon them because of tough weather.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
