cancel
Example Sentences
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At a certain point, Kate says, "the pain of the actual experience of trying to cancel it becomes bigger than the pain of losing a few pounds or a few tens of pounds a month".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
U.K. exporters to the Middle East have already had to pause or cancel shipments to the region, losing sales and adding further uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Momoa, who was born in Hawaii, revealed that the weather also forced him to cancel a music event.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
When these paths align, the waves can either reinforce or cancel each other, forming a pattern of bright and dark bands.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
I should have known the Commandant wouldn’t cancel classes, not even to honor the deaths of dozens of her students.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.