call off

Example Sentences

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Three sold-out gigs by the US star singer at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium were called off.

From BBC

Sheriff’s officials have called off a search for a California skier missing since Christmas in the Tahoe area.

From Los Angeles Times

Ties improved in 2024, when China called off a ban on imported Australian rock lobster, removing the final obstacle to ending a damaging trade war waged between the countries from 2017.

From Barron's

Spanish unions called off a three-day railway strike on Monday after reaching an agreement with the government over safety and maintenance standards demanded following two accidents that claimed 47 lives.

From Barron's

"They dropped a bomb at Hiroshima and it was all called off," he said on the 75th anniversary of VJ day in 2020.

From BBC