quit
Example Sentences
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The achievement was all the more rewarding because Weston was so disappointed by his performance in Beijing four years ago he came close to quitting.
From Barron's
I quit my weekly after-work tennis game and stopped my workout classes because sweating made it worse.
Anas Sarwar has said he stood by his call for the prime minister to quit in a conversation between the two.
From BBC
Greg Apt, a former public defender who served under Gascón as second-in-command of the unit that prosecutes police cases, said he quit last year out of frustration with the new leadership.
From Los Angeles Times
In an upbeat statement after she was ousted, Ley thanked her supporters and said she would quit politics.
From Barron's
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