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Example Sentences

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But slumping crude prices, government mismanagement and U.S. sanctions have left Venezuela’s industry a hollowed-out shell of its former, grandiose self.

From Los Angeles Times

“But when the U.S. loosened the rope around our necks, we could breathe. If they just left us alone, we could find our own solutions.”

From Salon

And, as any parent of a newborn will know, the chances of her being left in peace have disappeared for some time to come.

From BBC

They lacked shape, going left and right without making any progress - like a boxer on the ropes punching for their life but not actually hitting anything.

From BBC

The failed campaigns left his father in financial and emotional turmoil that crippled his marriage when Newsom was a small boy.

From Los Angeles Times