CANCELLATION in a Sentence

Learn CANCELLATION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
50 example sentences for CANCELLATION, such as:
1. She cancelled her trip to Paris.
2. Our projected visit had to be cancelled.
3. I thought today's fete had been canceled.
4. The trip was cancelled through lack of interest.
5. Fifty francs was not sufficient to cancel this debt.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of CANCELLATION
cancellation
 n.  the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
 n.  the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
Classic Sentence:
1  Great, therefore, was the astonishment when at the end of the month, he cancelled all his obligations with his usual punctuality.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 30. The Fifth of September.
2  Then taking up his account book, he cancelled with the greatest care all the entries of the amounts he had just paid away.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 106. Dividing the Proceeds.
3  In her death she winged her way back to her calm untroubled youth, and cancelled all the rest.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 9. I HAVE A MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY
4  All the great words, it seemed to Connie, were cancelled for her generation: love, joy, happiness, home, mother, father, husband, all these great, dynamic words were half dead now, and dying from day to day.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
5  It is not usual to cancel articles for any such reason.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 35. DEPRESSION
6  Their capture would paralyze the North and more than cancel off the defeat on the Mississippi.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  Fifty francs was not sufficient to cancel this debt.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VIII—MADAME VICTURNIEN EXPENDS THIRTY FRANCS ON M...
8  I thought today's fete had been canceled.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER I
Example Sentence: (42 in 3 pages)
1  A decision to exclude a third of the countries on that initial list would be controversial, as debt cancellation is a key element to alleviate global poverty.
2  They've called for the cancellation of all of Mozambique's foreign debt so that all available resources can be channeled into re-construction of the country's shattered infrastructure.
3  The six countries likely to be denied debt cancellation maybe eligible once they take specified steps to tighten controls on government spending.
4  The cancellation of the popular show was a result of managerial myopia.
5  The strike has led to the cancellation of some ferry services and left hundreds of passengers stranded at the docks.
6  All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather.
7  She cancelled her trip to Paris.
8  The trip was cancelled through lack of interest.
9  Our projected visit had to be cancelled.
10  It's raining, which presumably means that your football match will be cancelled.
11  The event has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
12  If the contract is cancelled, it'll be a catastrophe for everyone concerned.
13  Due to lack of response the event has been cancelled.
14  The original orders were cancelled and I was given fresh instructions.
15  The heavy expenses involved in his marriage celebration cancelled out the possible pleasure he'd have.