How to Use leave off in a Sentence

leave off

verb
  • There’s some things—there were four or five big things left off.
    — Alex Leary, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
  • That was left off the broadcast.
    — David Bauder, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Just don't leave off the doctor.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, rinse the greens and pull the leaves off the stems.
    — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Don’t cut all of the leaves off at one time because the plant may die.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
  • No, the idea – look, the idea is that there are many countries left off.
    — CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • An easy way to keep the lawn healthy and leaves off the lawn is to rake often.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The episode left off with a cliffhanger about Kayce's fate.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • Pull tarragon leaves off the stem and finely chop the leaves.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The music video will start playing right where the song left off.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
  • This year, the hard part was debating which ones to leave off.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • But he was left off the roster when it was announced last week.
    — CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And the car app will pick up where a listener left off on their phone.
    — Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Though not a film, this work is too essential to leave off the list.
    — Joshua First, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
  • For one, the season picks up a full year after the last one left off.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 22 Feb. 2019
  • Bui picked up where Low-Sabado left off.
    — Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Those who did not were left off the team’s travel roster for road games.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
  • To the dismay of many, the Callery pear tree was left off of this list.
    — London Gibson, Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2020
  • The roundtable kicks off with them picking up right where things left off in the kitchen.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
  • This is the fourth game in a row that Ridgewell has been left off the game day roster.
    — Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • At least one voter revealed why he was left off their ballot.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The nine hosts left off the ballot were more surprising.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • For a refined look, pack hydrangeas tightly and cut the leaves off.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The sequel will pick up where the original movie left off, and then some.
    — Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, 21 Dec. 2017
  • She was left off the team's active roster for the playoffs.
    — Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Door handles get a lot of use, and they’re often left off of weekly chore lists.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Door handles get a lot of use, and they’re often left off of weekly chore lists.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In many ways, for the longest time, women’s health has been left off the agenda.
    — Princess Beatrice, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Raking An easy way to keep the lawn healthy and leaves off the lawn is to rake often.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Trim the leaves off the top of the fruit, remove the stem, and slice the persimmon in half.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023

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