abandoned
Example Sentences
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Later, however, the system may have been abandoned because of a fundamental astronomical problem and changing political relations with the Hasmonean leadership under Alexander Jannaeus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
A proposal to transform a barracks in Inverness, Scotland, into housing for asylum seekers was abandoned earlier this year after protests from locals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
As the nation abandoned Reconstruction, a generation of politicians and historians recast Johnson as a martyr to congressional tyranny.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Speers, from Bude, Cornwall, denied having items with intent to cause criminal damage and said he abandoned the idea to spray "Palestine" on the lawn by the time police approached him.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The guardsmen had been hired to guard our lives, so it was easy to see why they abandoned us.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
