be left

Example Sentences

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In dissent, she quoted Marshall’s warning that if all the voting districts in the South have white majorities, Black citizens will be left with a “right to cast meaningless ballots.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"If these families leave, what will be left for us?" asked Martin, as he scanned his nearly full restaurant.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

City, though, will be left extremely concerned by their capitulation against Everton, having gone ahead but been unable to see out the game.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Investors won’t be left with nothing if they can’t turn an emerging technology into serious profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I tried waking up the girls, but they were dazed and disorientated and wanted only to be left alone, to linger in bed a little longer.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall