left off

VERB

stop

Synonyms

WEAK

abstain break off cease desist discontinue end give over give up halt knock off quit refrain surcease

Antonyms

WEAK

begin continue restart

Example Sentences

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Pochettino declined to talk about either player — or anyone else left off the team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Midfielders Tanner Tessmann and Diego Luna are left off the roster, while Gio Reyna, Chris Richards and Alejandro Zendejas make the cut.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

An unstoppable rolling maul was finished by Erdocio, and the champions-in-waiting had their seventh try, while Leo Coly picked up where Miotti left off with his first conversion of the game.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

At its first meeting late Thursday, the board officially returned Lovaglio’s powers as chief and general manager, allowing him to pick up where he left off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"We'll take up where we left off, Esther," she had said, with her sweet, martyr's smile.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath