leave off

Example Sentences

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"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

What did they love but have to leave off the list?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

“Why don’t you come to bed, Bill, and leave off thinkin’ more about the war?”

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt