- present participle of abandon.
abandoning
Example Sentences
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Tigray rebels were abandoning their regional capital in northern Ethiopia on Saturday, a local journalist and residents told AFP, as pro-government forces advanced on the city.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Ten months after abandoning Ole Miss to coach LSU, Lane Kiffin had returned to Oxford to deal his former employer one more indignity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
With “New Avatar,” she wanted to “dismantle and disrupt” that dissonance without abandoning her R&B roots, she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The company could reset its content-spending plans, which would take time; license live-sports broadcasts; or return to mergers and acquisitions after abandoning its bid for Warner Bros.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Brightbill quietly replied, “It feels like we’re abandoning her.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
