abandoning

Example Sentences

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"It doesn't appear that holidaymakers are abandoning their vacation plans completely," said Aarin Chiekrie, an analyst at stock brokerage Hargreaves Lansdown.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Mibe said he was abandoning a target he set in 2021, when he said all Honda cars would be EVs or fuel-cell vehicles by 2040.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

While the timing isn’t ideal for my new Gi experiment, I plan to unplug without abandoning Dr. Becky.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Parry snapped the image but "wished he'd never taken it", later abandoning his career as a photographer.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Ophie could understand why someone would want to do that, even though she couldn’t imagine abandoning her people.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland