be left
Example Sentences
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What we’re likely to be left with is an adaptation that hits all of the beats of the hundreds of motion picture takes on the story with all of their charms and idiosyncrasies smoothed away.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The aim, Paul said, was "to protect the house from being used for care home fees at a later date" so it could be left to relatives to sell.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Yet some users saying goodbye this week lamented the chasm that would be left after their companions vanish.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
When Roosevelt grew delirious from malaria and a leg infection and demanded to be left behind, his comrades conveyed him to safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Everything else—the gateleg table they’d painted blue, the mismatched chairs, Pearl’s bed and Mia’s mattress and the tussock of pillows they’d called a couch—would be left behind.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
