How to Use abort in a Sentence

abort

1 of 2 verb
  • I suggest that you abort the project.
  • The mission had to be aborted.
  • They decided to abort the pregnancy.
  • When problems occurred during the launch, it was necessary to abort.
  • The flight was forced to abort its landing.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • If there is a heartbeat, the physician may not abort the child.
    — Bryan Hughes, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2021
  • There is an instinct to abort mission.
    — Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
  • If the break lasted more than an hour, the dive would be aborted.
    — John Branch, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2023
  • San-ho enters the code, aborting the strike.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The pilots were able to abort takeoff.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Each new headwind would have been a valid reason on its own to abort our plans.
    — Jim Olson, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2020
  • The probe can decide on its own to abort at the last minute and try again later.
    — Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020
  • After Drew pulled out, the plan was aborted.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • The [stand-in] doctor told me that the baby was going to abort.
    — Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 7 May 2021
  • That mission, too, was aborted.
    — Brittany Wallman updated March 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • As more and more eerie changes take place, all pregnant women in the village are forced to abort.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The pilots acted quickly to abort the takeoff and avert a crash.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
  • The take-off was aborted when an error reading popped up in the cockpit.
    — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The flight will abort if the operator sees anyone near the dropoff point.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022
  • But no truck with a robot arrived, and the mission was aborted.
    — Brittany Wallman updated March 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • To protect the healthy twin, parents often choose to abort the one who can’t survive.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • Some men with hearts full of passion, jealousy, and hate will pressure women to abort.
    — Marvin Olasky, National Review, 27 June 2022
  • For decades, those who had a second child were given heavy fines, or made to abort pregnancies.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 3 Jan. 2022
  • But droughts, for example, damage roots, shrivel berries on the vine, and force oaks to abort their acorns.
    — WIRED, 25 July 2023
  • But also, your party is championing the idea of not having kids as a badge, abort them.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Within two seconds, the drone operator tried to abort the strike and veer the weapon away.
    — New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Anne’s journey is a tough one, and includes her own attempt to abort with a knitting needle.
    — Washington Post, 11 May 2022
  • Frontier said smoke entered the aircraft’s cabin as the flight was aborted.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026
  • This prompted the Southwest pilot to abort the landing.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This prompted the Southwest pilot to abort the landing.
    — David Shepardson, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025

abort

2 of 2 noun
  • Weather at both the launch site and for the downrange abort zones looks fine.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2022
  • There was no delay of weeks or longer that such an abort would cause other launchers.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 28 Sep. 2016
  • Boeing hopes to put these concerns to rest with a pad abort flight test, which should occur soon.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 May 2018
  • But the abort target tries to get you to a point that simplifies the rendezvous.
    — Jennifer Bogo, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2019
  • The spacecraft was being prepared for a launch abort test this summer.
    — Eric Berger, Wired, 23 Apr. 2019
  • However, this abort test will be its last, one way or another.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2016
  • The next step was to have had teams configure the launch abort system hatch for closure.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, even as fires rose around the three cores, the rocket stayed put during a hotfire abort.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Boeing still needs to perform an uncrewed test flight and a test of its in-flight safety abort system.
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 29 Sep. 2019
  • This booster struck the core when it was supposed to fall away during launch, triggering a launch abort.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2018
  • Orion launch abort batteries will also be recharged.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The abort system has been successfully tested three times in flight.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 9 July 2021
  • The launch-abort system can pull astronauts away from the rocket in the event of a malfunction.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The abort test, lasting only minutes, was declared a success.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 July 2019
  • Then, last year, its Crew Dragon spacecraft blew up during a test of its abort engines.
    — Christian Davenport, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2020
  • Orion includes a launch abort system and a crew module that will carry four astronauts.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Orion includes a launch abort system and a crew module that will carry four astronauts.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Orion includes a launch abort system and a crew module that will carry four astronauts.
    — Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Orion includes a launch abort system and a crew module that will carry four astronauts.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Orion includes a launch abort system and a crew module that will carry four astronauts.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Orion includes a launch abort system and a crew module that will carry four astronauts.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Standing down today due to a standard ground system auto abort at T-1 min.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 11 May 2018
  • The third engine is used to jettison the launch abort system, which occurs shortly after launch if all goes well.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022
  • The third engine is used to jettison the launch abort system, which occurs shortly after launch if all goes well.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Dragon capsule exploded just half a second before the abort thrusters fired.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 15 July 2019
  • The capsule’s launch abort system immediately kicked in, lifting the craft off the top.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The program suffered a series of setbacks, including a problem with a pad test of its abort system.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The launch abort system will be used in future missions in case of an emergency while on the launch pad or during the takeoff phase of the launch.
    — Danny Dougherty, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022
  • At 25 weeks a fetus weighs around a pound and a half and is over a foot long; some of those Dr Carhart aborts are older.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Boeing was conducting a test fire of the Starliner’s launch abort engines.
    — Loren Grush, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2018

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