left alone
Example Sentences
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There have been no major photo opportunities and the tabloid press seems, for now at least, to have respected their wishes to be left alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"No helmsman or lookout was posted on the bridge and the officer, who had only recently joined the vessel and lacked experience, was left alone on watch," the report said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Puder told ProPublica that Tyson is never left alone with students.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
After they returned home, Ballentyne went upstairs and Bartlett was left alone to feed Atticus.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
For fifteen minutes, they were left alone with the cameras rolling, with instructions to discuss any topic from their marriage that had become a point of contention.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
