Examples of “abandonment” in a Sentence

noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.

• The children were taken into care after their parents' abandonment.
• The company faced criticism over its abandonment of the small town factory.
• Feelings of abandonment stayed with him long after his friends moved away.

noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.

• The inventor's abandonment of the patent application meant anyone could use the idea.
• Abandonment of the land claim allowed the neighboring farmer to buy the field.
• The lawyer explained that abandonment of the lease would end the tenant's rights.