left over

Example Sentences

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Despite his non-concordance, Carter admitted he did not challenge Calocane, or ask why, on one occasion, he had medication left over that should have been taken previously.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Ironically, the film devotes so much attention to the world’s reaction to Davidson’s coprolalia that there’s scant space left over to examine its actual subject beyond correcting the ways the world sees him.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

That, plus your $2,300 a month in VA disability benefits, pays your mortgage and leaves you with likely enough left over for insurance, taxes, utilities and food.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

You’re barely going to have any cash left over for one of their classy $60 garden gnomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

So he decides to set aside his disdain for institutional learning, left: over from his days at theology school in Amsterdam, and enroll in a painting class at an art academy.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman