leave alone
Example Sentences
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It starts from a belief that these people are operating in a world we don’t understand, and that we ought to leave alone, far from our base everyday politics and civic concerns.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
With that feedback, executives then determined which menu items to take prices up on and which to leave alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
For 74-year-old Olena Motuzko, getting the food is an ordeal because she has a disabled husband she must leave alone for hours at a time.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Some legacies are too important to leave alone, to trust that society will properly cherish and regularly celebrate them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
We move the coffee table, and some of the smaller things, but the chair, my father's chair—their chair—we leave alone.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
