leftover

Example Sentences

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They have so many meaningful songs like “Shining Star,” while “September” is a leftover that was a filler song from a greatest hits album that became a career-defining song.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“My favorite is the leftover gravy, roasted or smoked meat juice, or the end of the broth from your soup,” writes another Redditor.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Her husband tried feeding their child scraps of leftover bread as families huddled in an unfinished building near the outpost, some without proper food for days.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"Sometimes, if medicines are leftover from the baby of a better-off family, we use it for the babies whose families cannot afford it," Fatima says.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I’m drowsy from sitting in the sun, after eating a plateful of leftover kimchi fried rice from Soojin’s fridge for a snack after school.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan