left behind

Example Sentences

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The researchers noted that other abandoned bison hunting sites in the region may have been left behind for different reasons.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Some assumed the fish left behind were goners.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"Your life is more important than anything left behind."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Monroe left behind more than 400 books, all of which were auctioned at Christie’s in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Because if I didn’t beat Elliot in this, he would go on to the next level of the Academy, and I’d be left behind, waiting for whatever awful future the letter forecasted to come true.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin