abandon

Example Sentences

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"On this day of celebration, let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination and power, and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a world ravaged by wars," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

This injury also may have caused his mother to abandon him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Exxon made algae the cornerstone of its clean-energy initiatives for years and pressed on even after a lack of progress led other big oil companies to abandon similar research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Otherwise, you’ll burn out and abandon it altogether.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The actual fear I have about this sneaks out in my yip: both my fear that the human will abandon me, but also Teeth, I realize.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz