Sentence examples for basically abandon from inspiring English sources

"I believe we should have gone further north, not evacuate south, and basically abandon the civilian population with no protection or witness," Mr Dix told the BBC.

(Why Dick Cheney Should Be President etc....) This decision -- to basically abandon reporting -- I think sealed the magazine's fate.

Mr. Lavrov said it was "very unfortunate that for a long time the Geneva communiqué was basically abandoned," referring to a 2012 document that outlined basic terms for the peace talks.

The government has basically abandoned its previous commitments to curb traffic.

"We are basically abandoning the children of Holocaust survivors," he said.

"The government sent me to Italy to represent this country and then basically abandoned me".

"In some majors, they are not only afraid of not finding a job, they have basically abandoned hope," he said.

"You can see that he has basically abandoned the idea of a Republic of Taiwan," Mr. Hsu said.

Given that nearly 58,000 square miles remain under water, he said, the government has basically abandoned trying to establish an accurate count of those who had been killed.

He had basically abandoned the idea of beginning a charter management organization and left the three schools-in-progress to find outside help on their own.

I don't want to be too personal but she had a tremendous alcohol problem and my dad basically abandoned us.