Thesaurus / leave
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
He so disposed his divisions as to leave Buell in utter uncertainty as to his intentions.
THE HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE WAR, ITS CAUSES AND ITS CONDUCT, VOLUME II (OF 2)GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON
"Still you leave me in the dark," Mahommed cried, with a frown.
THE PRINCE OF INDIA, VOLUME ILEW. WALLACE
"We shall not forget what you have told us," said Gilbert, as the wreck prepared to leave the room.
THE MYSTERY OF LINCOLN'S INNROBERT MACHRAY
But since the crew was emphatically ordered to leave, a respirator might not provide much safety.
THE STATUS CIVILIZATIONROBERT SHECKLEY
Why, she cannot leave her home at any time, without being dogged by your spies.
AN ARTIST IN CRIMERODRIGUES OTTOLENGUI
But who was to dream that he would arrange to leave it at such an unearthly time of the morning at this dark season of the year?
THE HAND OF ETHELBERTATHOMAS HARDY
At the end of a quarter of an hour of arrest, which had nothing disagreeable in it, he was simply asked to leave.
Give me leave then, dear reader, to place before you the whole of the circumstances.
THREE YEARS' WARCHRISTIAAN RUDOLF DE WET
I leave this town to-day; with you if you are wise, without you if you are not.
FOR THE SOUL OF RAFAELMARAH ELLIS RYAN
Did he die there because he was mortal and we leave Rivesaltes.
GEOGRAPHY AND PLAYSGERTRUDE STEIN
WORDS RELATED TO LEAVE
- abandon
- break off
- call it a day
- call it quits
- cease
- conclude
- cut it out
- desist
- discontinue
- drop
- end
- get on the wagon
- give notice
- give over
- give up
- halt
- hang it up
- kick over
- kick the habit
- knock off
- leave
- leave off
- pack in
- quit cold
- resign
- retire
- secede
- sew up
- surcease
- suspend
- take the cure
- terminate
- wind up
- withdraw
- wrap up
- abandon
- break off
- call it a day
- call it quits
- cease
- conclude
- cut it out
- desist
- discontinue
- drop
- end
- get on the wagon
- give notice
- give over
- give up
- halt
- hang it up
- kick over
- kick the habit
- knock off
- leave
- leave off
- pack in
- quit cold
- resign
- retire
- secede
- sew up
- surcease
- suspend
- take the cure
- terminate
- wind up
- withdraw
- wrap up
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abandon
- abdicate
- bail out
- bow out
- capitulate
- cease work
- cede
- demit
- divorce oneself from
- drop
- drop out
- end service
- fold
- forgo
- forsake
- give notice
- give up the ship
- hand in resignation
- hand over
- hang it up
- leave
- quit
- relinquish
- renounce
- retire
- secede
- separate oneself from
- sign off
- stand aside
- stand down
- step down
- surrender
- terminate
- throw in the towel
- turn over
- vacate
- waive
- walk out
- wash hands of
- yield
- abandon
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- beat it
- cave in
- decamp
- depart
- disengage
- draw back
- ebb
- elude
- escape
- evacuate
- evade
- fall back
- fold
- give ground
- go
- go along with
- go back
- hand over
- hide
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- lay down
- leave
- move back
- opt out
- pull out
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- regress
- relinquish
- resign
- retire
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- run
- seclude oneself
- sequester
- shrink
- start back
- turn tail
- vacate
- withdraw
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.