abandon

Example Sentences

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According to mediators, it wasn’t clear if Iran would abandon charging ships or give access to all ships seeking to cross.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Government bonds are rallying as inflation worries fade and markets begin to abandon bets on further central bank rate hikes,” said Kallum Pickering, chief economist at Peel Hunt.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But, he says, that doesn’t mean investors should abandon the AI trade entirely—they just need to think of it differently.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“Aigo, you poor children! How could your parents abandon you?” the grandmother cried.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh