leaves
Example Sentences
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Ms. Dimmock’s sensitivity is apparent throughout—she very deliberately leaves Parker’s children from earlier relationships, a girl and boy, almost completely out of the story, when a less thoughtful filmmaker might have made more of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The death of a sibling leaves survivors twice bereft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Duke of Burgundy caterpillars only eat the leaves of cowslips and primroses, and only when the plants are grown in very specific conditions.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Getting information about these space invaders out leaves no time for taking the marvel of their existence in.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Silence except for crickets signaling, firewood snapping and popping, wind whirling and brushing bushes and leaves.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
