stay behind
Example Sentences
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"Any talks around Pakistan are likely to stay behind closed doors when Rubio meets leaders in Delhi," Prakash added.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Three Americans would stay behind, while three Ngarchelongese would make the journey as a guarantee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Anyone who does not have that kind of money -- most Sudanese, after close to three years of war -- has to walk, or stay behind.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
Water and other specialties stay behind in the rump DuPont.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
They couldn’t go with us, of course, and when my mother said that they would have to stay behind with an extra ration of food and water, Atal burst into tears.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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