left alone

Example Sentences

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Soon after the quakes, many Venezuelans complained they were left alone to dig for families in the ruins and criticized the government's response until international teams arrived.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

Yes, women are more likely to be left alone, as men die more than five years earlier on average.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

"No brother or mother should be left alone in that situation to try to navigate the service," she said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Don’t converts have the right to be left alone by the government?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

If left alone, the groundwater would continue to flow toward the sea, carrying radioactive isotopes from the reactors with it, so workers pumped hundreds of gallons of water from the reactor basements every day.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland