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

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

It turned out to be a perfect project: easy to pick up and leave off, simple to learn, nothing messy or spill-able, with a useful end product that helps the community.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

In most of my drawings, he’s so big, I can’t fit all of him on the page, so I leave off the head.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson