abandon
Example Sentences
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But how does the brain know when it's time to abandon an old strategy and try something new?
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
She nailed complex paradiddles and splashed nearly a dozen cymbals with abandon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
An Ebola burial team was reportedly attacked this week in South Kivu province, forcing responders to abandon a coffin and raising fears of further transmission.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The boyish abandon of that stout man was charming to behold, for though he ‘carried weight’, he danced like an India-rubber ball.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing abandon
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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"The Story of an Hour"
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