- plural of leftover.
leftovers
Example Sentences
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When you put food leftovers outside the house for collection, what do you think you are doing?
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
And to come home not with leftovers, but perhaps a painting of their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
But we’ve all been in that situation where you buy something specifically for a recipe and have no clue what to do with the leftovers.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
But there could be value in the sector’s leftovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
In fact, there was such an abundance of food, we'd have leftovers for days.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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