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Example Sentences

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She said border officials rejected these ideas, but signaled tentative support for watering holes for bighorn, small wildlife passages in the wall and floodgates to be left open during storms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

It is etched into the national psyche of Israel, along with a vow that the Jewish people will never again be left with no option but defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Sabalenka, meanwhile, will be left wondering what might have been.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“Nobody wants to be left behind on a big move.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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