abort
Example Sentences
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A video from an aborted attempt to climb Mt.
From Los Angeles Times
It aborted the effort, called Operation Causeway, because the scale and complexity demanded many hundreds of thousands of troops.
Instead, the veteran kicker said, he noticed a problem with the hold and made the split-second decision to abort.
From Los Angeles Times
The front of the car lost grip, and kept losing grip, and Norris had to abort to prevent going off the track.
From BBC
"I just had a bit of understeer and was going to go off so I had to abort," said Norris.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
