leave off
Example Sentences
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Being genuinely curious about what the person has said makes it easier to carry on the conversation from wherever they leave off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
"There's a big awareness gap, there's a complexity problem and there's a challenge about most men feeling uncomfortable taking leave off the mother of their child."
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024
“Is there a difference between non-compliance — where you totally leave off the date — and imperfect compliance, where you have the date but you got the year wrong?” she asked.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024
A future interstellar mission to continue where Voyager 1 and 2 leave off could also further clarify the heliosphere’s complex shape.
From Scientific American • Jun. 8, 2023
“Ophelia, come back. I will leave off my prayers at once. See, I lay down my book. Now tell me, what troubles you?”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
