Example Sentences

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Within hours, all three had signed offers to rejoin OpenAI, the AI lab they had ditched a year ago to join Murati’s fledgling startup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Thompson said recently that a study commissioned by CNN showed that some 18 million Americans who had ditched cable television since the coronavirus pandemic would be "very interested" in paying for standalone subscriptions.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Karen Skelton, then 14, had ditched school for a look at the president.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

He said he was "slightly bemused" as to why the government had ditched the Covid-era regime, adding it had helped licensed premises create a "more cosmopolitan or cafe-style" social environment.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023

Trying to pretend it didn’t matter that Eddie had ditched me.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss