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Example Sentences

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All but one of his five children had left the island because they didn’t see a future there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

No Kings is supposed to be a broad coalition of Americans — left, right and independent — united by a belief in real democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Grandpa had a large, traditional IRA he left to Grandma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She said her father’s truck was left abandoned and that he was nowhere to be found.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He left us, and I haven’t seen or heard from him since.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith