abandon
Example Sentences
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An animal rescue centre says it has seen an increase in cat families being abandoned due to rising costs and a lack of neutering.
From BBC
That’s why when, months ago, he first saw the abandoned trailer along the side of the road on Old Highway 80, he had to stop to take a closer look.
From Los Angeles Times
But their threats have teeth this time—not because they are abandoning great cities, but because they have figured out they don’t have to.
Her daughter had used Oregon’s shelter system designed for homeless youth to avoid a mother who never abandoned her.
Discovery film and video cornucopia, which it abandoned Thursday.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
