abandon
Example Sentences
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Many had to abandon their Christmas plans, like Phil Johnson, who is originally from East Yorkshire.
From BBC
Cash and cashlike gifts have become increasingly common, while gift cards remain popular—an effort to reduce preference misalignment without abandoning the ritual.
On his deathbed, however, he had a change of heart and left his fortune to the creation of a refuge for children like the one he sired and abandoned.
But he is likely to face increasing pressure to abandon this pledge.
Has new advice and liberty raised his already stellar game—or caused him to abandon what got him there?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
