leave off

Example Sentences

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Lists inevitably leave off the worthy, even a top 10 list that cheats with 11 items.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

"There's a big awareness gap, there's a complexity problem and there's a challenge about most men feeling uncomfortable taking leave off the mother of their child."

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

I also hated to leave off Nick Castellanos and Jack Suwinski … but there’s a drive into deep left field …

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

A future interstellar mission to continue where Voyager 1 and 2 leave off could also further clarify the heliosphere’s complex shape.

From Scientific American • Jun. 8, 2023

“Why don’t you come to bed, Bill, and leave off thinkin’ more about the war?”

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt