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call off
verb
- to cancel or abandon
the game was called off because of rain
- to order (an animal or person) to desist or summon away
the man called off his dog
- to stop (something) or give the order to stop
Example Sentences
The government has agreed a new funding package with pharmacy negotiators in England, leading some pharmacies to call off protests that were planned for later this week.
It could have been called off and, after two years of busting my butt to get back in that position, that was the last thing I wanted.
The veteran rock band is resuming a tour it called off last year after Ann Wilson was diagnosed with cancer.
A mobile refuse collection service had to be called off early in Birmingham after it was swarmed by people desperate to dispose of their rubbish.
A missing crew member from the cargo ship is presumed dead after a search and rescue operation was called off late on Monday.
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