abandoned

Example Sentences

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He had abandoned it and was trying to reach a group of people who he had overheard on his truck’s CB radio.

From Literature

"The decision had been made to bring his arrival forward by six months. The move has now been abandoned."

From Barron's

Prosecutors have abandoned plans to bring in police from outside Scotland to investigate the original inquiry into the murder of Emma Caldwell.

From BBC

And the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC—once Latin America’s largest and most powerful guerrilla group—had abandoned its goal of taking power and instead entered peace talks.

From The Wall Street Journal

A couple attempting to walk the coastline of mainland Great Britain plan to re-start their journey after their first attempt had to be abandoned when one of them suffered an injury.

From BBC