Synonym: cease, depart, desert, discard, discontinue, evacuate, forsake, leave, quit, relinquish, surrender, withdraw. Antonym: conserve, maintain, retain. Similar words: hand on, off and on, a bad egg, have a ball, database, ban, band, urban. Meaning: [ə'bændən] n. 1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry 2. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity. v. 1. forsake, leave behind 2. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims 3. give up with the intent of never claiming again 4. leave behind empty; move out of 5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
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121. Paul Reichmann was not yet ready to abandon the ship.
122. The thought of presenting her naked behind to him so crudely filled her with a wild abandon.
123. The volcano eruption forced the U.S. to abandon Clark Air Force Base.
124. Synod members were under pressure to crack down on gay clergy, who were portrayed as leading lives of wild abandon!
125. The driving rain saw streams turned into muddy torrents, blocking roads and forcing some motorists to abandon their cars.
126. Bright 16-year-olds abandon all but two or three academic subjects, thus ensuring that scientists remain unread, and arts students maths-blind.
127. Lexandro stared at Valence, and it was as if their minds conjoined for an instant - Valence would never abandon Lexandro.
128. They fired away with wild abandon, but luckily with little accuracy, and he was able to extricate himself.
129. Ferris took the decision to abandon the aircraft, which crashed at 1205 at Oxborough, Norfolk.
130. My consolation is in your ecstasy when you abandon hope, and there's nothing to be done.
131. They enrolled here expecting much and are reluctant to abandon ship, though I have argued with them.
132. Half an hour went by, and then we gave up, reluctantly deciding to abandon the car.
133. By most people's standards Marilyn Monroe was fairly uninhibited; bathing infrequently, and belching and farting with carefree abandon.
134. Of course, retreating from the trials of the twentieth century existence does not mean one wants to abandon its many creature comforts.
135. Loretta decided she would have to abandon her attempt to see Veronica for the rest of the day.
136. Catholic civil servants usually had to abandon any practical political project if they wished to proceed through the ranks.
137. Yet far from leading him to abandon or modify his policies, opposition incited him to more drastic methods.
138. They shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon.
139. He scratches and gouges with abandon in the fluent paint.
140. Many aging enthusiasts began to abandon sports cars for sport utilities.
141. Despite their arguments, I still saw no reason to abandon my agnosticism.
142. Campaigners now hope parish councillors will abandon their scheme for 30 new lights and accept alternative proposals instead.
143. And it would largely abandon the principle of progressivity, under which the wealthy pay higher rates than the middle class.
143. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
144. Retreating troops were told to abandon their weapons and run as fast as they could towards the beach.
145. His response is to abandon the troubled human mind, and delve into the animal world instead.
146. The second-level decision required is whether or not to authorize further research or to abandon the project at decision node 2b.
147. Then all the bells joined in with wild abandon, ringing joyfully and merrily, welcoming in the New Year.
148. It gained and lost with abandon, crushing the Harrisons with embarrassment.
149. But when a four-day strike at the unit threatened to stall vehicle production, Chrysler agreed to abandon those efforts.
150. Some sectors, moreover, lagged behind completely, by force of circumstances or on account of reluctance to abandon traditional ways.