leave off

Example Sentences

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“I Can Change Him” is an unsparing account of the narrator’s savior complex that McRae was tempted to leave off the album until her team convinced her otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

"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

“Is there a difference between non-compliance — where you totally leave off the date — and imperfect compliance, where you have the date but you got the year wrong?” she asked.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

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

“Now then, where did I leave off? Oh, yes, Constance. I take it you didn’t find her answers as amusing as I do. I’m not sure, however—perhaps you laughed while I was sleeping?”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart