Example Sentences

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He returned from a trip to Turkey on New Year’s Day 2024 to the office in Beirut that he had abandoned after the Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

More than 70% of consumers in this poll said they had abandoned online shopping baskets within the last three months because they felt bombarded by and overwhelmed with choices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

For a long time, the housed neighbors had felt like the city had abandoned homeless people.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

As it focuses on its fossil fuels business, Shell last month announced it had abandoned construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

“I thought that your mother had abandoned you.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill