Sentence examples for on abandoning from inspiring English sources
Progress in children's literature depended partly on abandoning this mechanical, part-for-the-whole attitude.
He seems intent on abandoning America's children as he previously abandoned Texas' children.
Eventually he was declared a madman, because he insisted on abandoning the baby so the fairies could have him.
We are no less keen, it seems, on abandoning hopeless endeavours than we are at taking risks.
On abandoning her wet underpants after a London air raid, Nora imagines the speculation they'll set off: "Tragic, mystery drawers".
Determined that Libya should cast off its pariah status, he led the negotiations on abandoning weapons of mass destruction.
Scrounge artists bidding on abandoned lockers wage "Storage Wars".
Much of this is secondary growth on abandoned plantation land.
He does not want to be out on abandoned roads.
Local firemen spray-painted signs on abandoned buildings.
The meals are served on helipads, in factories, at motorcycle dealerships, and on abandoned piers.
