Sentence examples for was cancelled until from inspiring English sources
The phrase "was cancelled until" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is typically used incorrectly because "cancelled" implies a termination, while "until" suggests a continuation, creating a contradiction. Example: "The event was cancelled until further notice."
The staff bonus - a key profit-sharing element of the participative concept - was cancelled until the mid-1950s, and there were pay cuts in 1952.
I seriously thought of leaving the building," she recalls, the reason being that she had been incredibly late learning her lines; so late that once she finally knuckled down, "Christmas was cancelled; New Year was cancelled; everything was cancelled," until she knew them.
"We were unaware that the meeting was cancelled until we saw the President Elect's tweet this morning," said Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy.
I didn't know my flight was canceled until I got to the airport.
As a result, the deposition was canceled until the court could hear the motion, in a session scheduled for today.
Performances of Ka have been cancelled until further notice.
The Night Riviera Sleeper service between Penzance and London Paddington has been cancelled until 28 February.
Your subscription cannot normally be cancelled until the end of your minimum subscription period.
And at 1.16pm the inevitable happened: it was finally announced that flights would be cancelled until at least 7pm.
Ambulances were being diverted away from the hospital, and all surgeries and admissions were cancelled until further notice.
On Saturday, 5 January, the entire capital was shut down, and all sporting competitions and practice sessions were cancelled until 7 January.
