left without

Example Sentences

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The radio station became an emergency information network as Koreatown residents felt left without police protection during the unrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Older residents who need mobility aids such as walkers or wheelchairs are left without options to traverse their own neighborhoods because of the broken sidewalks, she told The Times afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

At one stage, Fernandez went on holiday to the Mediterranean with Ferguson, Alex says, and the company was left without leadership and unable to pay invoices.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Jackson, Miss., residents were left without drinking water for weeks in 2022 after flooding overwhelmed the city’s out-of-date water treatment facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

I sweep my scim in an arc to my left without looking.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir