left alone

Example Sentences

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And we spoke with a middle-aged woman with schizophrenia and panic disorder who lives with her brother’s family because she can’t hold down a job and fears being left alone in a nursing home.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

By contrast, shifting the contribution to a Roth IRA will not cause any taxation if left alone until 59 ½, and can afford you some tax-free access before then if you need it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Bruce Dern plays their caretaker, a man who refuses the order to destroy them and is left alone on the ship, tending the plants and teaching his small drone companions to help him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Rick turned to his circle of friends to confide his greatest fears of being left alone, sparing Suzanne.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

All he wanted to do was to be left alone to endure whatever was pushing his body to the ground.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young