Sentence examples for almost abandon from inspiring English sources

Built for close scrutiny, they invite critical strategies — and almost abandon narrative pleasure.

After the age of about thirty they almost abandon the sense of being individuals at all -- and live chiefly for others, or are simply smothered under drudgery.

Nine weeks in, Henry felt almost abandoned.

Matsapha was still, almost abandoned.

The stalls were almost abandoned.

This proved so controversial that it was almost abandoned.

Painting was almost abandoned in favour of video and photography.

It has been a remarkable response, considering that the book was almost abandoned.

He almost abandoned the project when Jasper Johns did the same thing with an American flag.

Discouraged, I almost abandoned my plans for a Caribbean summer getaway.

Which is ironic, since Buckley will not only never know, he almost abandoned the song, unrecorded.