How to Use cancel out in a Sentence

cancel out

verb
  • Review is just one of the stages where speed gains get canceled out.
    — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The show was canceled out of caution.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
  • So Lopez did not cancel out Zeitler.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
  • That cancels out many users who aren’t tipping or give only small tips.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Your opponent wins because the kings cancel out while the ace trumps the queen.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Both of their adaptations are still in play, with the second not canceling out the first.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • In busy cafes, the Air Pro 4+ do a solid job of cancelling out the hubbub.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Unfortunately, as happened that time, the goal was cancelled out here, too.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Almost all of his offensive value is canceled out by his decision-making in his own zone.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And the spin of the lambda is thought to be determined solely by the spin of its strange quark (because the spins of its up and down quarks cancel out).
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The cost of being seen cancels out the benefit of modernization.
    — Eric Piscini, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Still, pairing foods doesn’t cancel out their carbohydrates or guarantee that your blood sugar won’t rise.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Daniel Munoz’s goal was cancelled out in the second half, but Luis Diaz added to his assist with the go-ahead goal.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Pinvonka added that campus events scheduled for Monday evening had been canceled out of respect for the deceased.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The wins, however, don't cancel out the realities that the planet continues to be on a tipping point.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, it was cancelled out by one of the Prime Minister’s most vocal supporters.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Being strong doesn't cancel out toxic exposures or sleep deprivation.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Isi Palazon's goal in the 42nd cancelled out Cedric Bakambu's opener for Betis.
    — ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Even physical bondage could not cancel out God’s promises of freedom that had come generations earlier.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Adam’s free kick cancelled out Michael Chopra’s opener only for Joe Ledley to restore Cardiff’s lead.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Horror fiction cancels out our IOUs of existential dread.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In simulations, one robotic arm performs the repair task while the other moves strategically to cancel out motion.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And there are six possible ways for two crests and two troughs to meet, causing the waves to completely cancel out and produce a flat surface (destructive interference).
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Signing an external free agent on a lucrative deal has the potential to cancel out one of those 2027 compensatory picks.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Lina Boussaha had scored late for Algeria, canceling out Kautar Azraf’s goal before the break for the hosts.
    — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But a defeat at home to the lowly Eagles (9-18, 2-12) would have canceled out much of Tuesday’s gain in status.
    — Randy Jennings, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Combining protein powder with alcohol likely cancels out its benefits.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some have said the Board of Peace will cancel out the United Nations’s functions, raising concerns among potential member nations.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Moody interiors cancel out the sunny exteriors with a dark, natural color palette softened by plenty of textured rugs and furnishings.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The senators also noted that grants were canceled out of the blue with form letters, which had contradictory explanations and incorrect citations.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

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