Example Sentences

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"It doesn't appear that holidaymakers are abandoning their vacation plans completely," said Aarin Chiekrie, an analyst at stock brokerage Hargreaves Lansdown.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Across the country, chefs are abandoning the Sisyphean task of running high-end big city restaurants and returning to why—and what—they started cooking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He says he is now co-operating, but argues that mainstream companies that identify crypto customers are abandoning the private and anonymous benefits of crypto currency.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

As warming brings significant challenges to agriculture, growers are abandoning crops with dwindling yields or those threatened by pathogens and pests for those better suited to changing local conditions.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

“May I ask why you are abandoning your education?” said Mrs. Weasley.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling