Sentence examples for cancelling from inspiring English sources

The word 'cancelling' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to the act of cancelling something. For example: I am cancelling our dinner reservation due to an unexpected conflict.

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cancelling

verb

Present participle of cancel

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Not to mention the apparent contradiction of cancelling the citizenship of those already fighting overseas so they don't come back at the same time as Australians are being urged to call the national security hotline with information about anyone planning to travel to the conflict zones so they can be prevented from leaving.

George Clooney's much-hyped second world war thriller The Monuments Men has surprised Hollywood by abruptly cancelling its planned pre-Christmas release and moving it to an as-yet-unspecified date in the first quarter of 2014.

The chancellor said he had abolished "the hated fuel duty escalator" and, following a conference pledge to freeze the tax if possible, would be cancelling a 2p rise due in 2014.

In March, the health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that he was cancelling the 1% across the board pay rise in England.

Cut business rates for small businesses, funded by cancelling coalition's planned cut in corporation tax, and give institutional investors "a duty to act in the best interests of ordinary savers" - prioritising long-term growth.

Yes, it may turn out to do well on DVD at Christmas; yes, it may have been a smart move cancelling the week-of-release press screening to avoid even more abusive reviews; but these aren't the thoughts, strategies or indeed actions of a putative movie mogul.

These measures could be paid for by cancelling Labour's wasteful and reactionary expenditure of more than £100bn on new Trident nuclear missiles, ID cards, two super aircraft carriers, the botched computerisation of the NHS and further motorway expansion.

Barlow accuses the Conservatives of hollowing out Canadian civil society, cancelling thousands of programmes, rescinding grants, removing regulations, shutting institutions and rescinding the tax-exempt status of annoying charities.

In the meantime, Pitt and Fassbender run the risk of cancelling each other out in the supporting actor section.

Don't say: "Yes, I'm cancelling my reservation.

He said that in Ghana (no confirmed cases and no borders with infected countries), the organisation has already seen significant damage to its work through people cancelling trips to the country because of fears of Ebola in west Africa.

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