be left
Example Sentences
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Sharon Hackett got involved because she believes Belfast "is a great city" and did not want to be left thinking "I wish I had done that".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Each time there is fear that people will be left behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
So when things go badly inside the opaque world of many private schools, it can be left to parents, police, journalists and amateur sleuths to find and expose wrongdoing.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
She said her mum "can't be left on her own at all now".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"Which reminds me. Bertrand does not like to be left waiting."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
