abandon

Example Sentences

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Harold’s people, like me, well they could be found daydreaming in cemeteries or sipping coffee on the stoops of abandoned houses.

From Salon

But with the rain unrelenting in Kandy the match was abandoned with both Ireland and Zimbabwe taking a point apiece.

From BBC

But the government abandoned plans to postpone ballots after advice was given that the move could be unlawful.

From BBC

Both sides were attacking with abandon in a very open first half and it was remarkable they went in goalless at the break.

From Barron's

In Granite: So many gawkers visited the abandoned house used in the climactic ending of “The Blair Witch Project” that the state eventually demolished the structure, saying it was too unsafe.

From The Wall Street Journal