cancel

Example Sentences

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“If we announce something and we need to adjust it, accelerate it and make it a priority more than others, or defer or cancel it, we will without blinking,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Palantir’s months-long free customer pilots had no guarantee of a payoff, and it wasn’t uncommon for paying customers to cancel their contracts due to the high cost of Palantir’s products.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

She mentions utility bills in particular – if you shudder at the thought of ringing your internet provider to cancel a contract, these tactics have worked.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

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

“I see you don’t feel up to an evening out. I’ll call Madu and cancel dinner.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie