abandonment

Example Sentences

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Feelings of frustration and abandonment among Australia's Muslim community were made clear on Friday, when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke came to Lakemba mosque to mark the end of Ramadan.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

While some states still enforce these laws, they often include exceptions, including parental abandonment or failure to provide support, which would relieve the adult children of any liability.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

She was subsequently arrested on suspicion of animal abandonment and resisting arrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

They also pose severe hazards to people in the region through accidental release or abandonment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

She imagined her loneliness, her abandonment, her orphanhood.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende