Sentence examples for canceled for the first from inspiring English sources

And even the traditional opening-night postperformance gala has been canceled for the first time in decades.

The last time the players and the owners tried to negotiate a new agreement, in 1994, the World Series was canceled for the first time in 90 years.

Last week, the annual Ramadan "Night of Strength" celebration at the immense shrine to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini outside Tehran was canceled for the first time in 20 years.

The party of the year was canceled for the first time in December 2000 because of a sponsorship brouhaha and again in December 2001 because of Sept. 11.

The All-Star Game, scheduled to be played in Philadelphia on Feb. 14, was canceled for the first time since 1951.

The British rally championship was canceled for the first time in its 43-year history yesterday because of race routes being in areas hit by foot-and-mouth disease.

More than half of all commercial flights in the country were canceled for the second day in a row.

Some ship and aircraft maintenance will be canceled for the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year, resulting in fewer available weapons.

"You want me to stoke the rivalry?" Zucker says a week before the postponed Emmys are canceled for the second time.

(Penn State forecast: thunderstorms. Rain rage!) An Upper West Side co-op's annual spring outdoor potluck dinner was canceled — for the third time this month.

After part of the annual Winter Festival was canceled for the second year, the city Department of Parks and Recreation has since revamped it as a snowboarding and music event, the Central Park Winter Jam.