How to Use call off in a Sentence
call off
verb-
This marked the second time in a week that a tour by a beloved rock band was called off due to very visible problems involving a lead singer’s behavior on-stage.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024 -
Harris used the moment to slam Trump’s actions in not calling off the rioters earlier on the day of the attack.
— Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024 -
Not all reasons for calling off a trip are covered under a standard travel insurance policy.
— Erica Lamberg, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 -
An initial pursuit on Highway 101 was called off because of unsafe speed, but a suspect was arrested later after a crash in Richmond.
— Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 -
Some of her fans don’t think so and want the hunt to be called off.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023 -
But Vernor was called off to fight in the Civil War in 1862.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2023 -
The deputy was called off the pursuit when speeds again hit 100 mph as the chase neared Huntersville, the report said.
— Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2024 -
The two were engaged, but their wedding was called off.
— Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023 -
The only way for the government to save itself was to call off the elections.
— Timothy McLaughlin, Wired, 17 Sep. 2020 -
The rest of the show was called off and the following night’s production was canceled.
— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024 -
She was told the course had been called off mere days before getting on a plane to London .
— Manori Ravindran, Variety, 20 July 2023 -
Black then called off the tour, which was also slated to head to New Zealand and the United States.
— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 -
Many airlines were forced to call off flights, but Southwest was by far the leader.
— CBS News, 27 Dec. 2022 -
Recent decisions by the Big Ten and the Pac-12 to call off fall sports raise a new dilemma for high schools.
— Jim Vertuno, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2020 -
However, one last-moment snag forced her to call off the whole project.
— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023 -
Soon after, the orcas called off their attack and moved away.
— Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024 -
The singer faced health problems in the last months of his life, prompting him to reschedule or call off some of his concerts.
— Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023 -
Fans and players waited for the field to dry, but, ultimately, the match was called off.
— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024 -
Should the game be called off, the U.S. team would proceed into the tournament’s next round by default.
— Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024 -
Both proposals were rejected, and the RFP process was called off in 2019.
— Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024 -
The set was called off to acknowledge the victims of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
— Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2023 -
Many airlines were forced to call off flights, but Southwest Airlines was by far the leader.
— Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2022 -
The Coast Guard searched a 28-square-mile area for about six hours; the sheriff’s office called off its search the following morning.
— Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024 -
After searching for a combined 11 hours, the effort was called off around 9 a.m. Thursday, the Coast Guard said.
— Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024 -
On Tuesday night, the Coast Guard called off search efforts, adding the six missing workers are presumed to be dead.
— Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Unlike the Senate, the House leaders called off votes in the lower chamber Tuesday night because of the storms.
— Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024 -
The 1944 presidential election would be called off because of the war.
— Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024 -
Ten minutes later, an announcer said over the loud speaker that the game would be called off.
— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023 -
In 2019, a Thanksgiving Day event was called off ahead of another storm.
— Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023 -
The two leaders had set Sunday as the deadline to decide whether to call off their discussions.
— Ian Wishart, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2020
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