call off

Example Sentences

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That prompted ABC to call off the premiere days before it was set to run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He backed off after a somewhat conciliatory phone call with Lurie, in which Trump said the mayor asked him “very nicely” to call off the deployment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

At the time Alekseyev was filmed sitting with Prigozhin in a Russian military compound taken over by Wagner, trying to convince the mercenary chief to call off his troops.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

If the survey of members decides it is not enough to call off strikes, they will go ahead as planned next week.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Not to call off a contest, certain of my failure, before she even looked at my drawings.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson