leftover

Example Sentences

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Her husband tried feeding their child scraps of leftover bread as families huddled in an unfinished building near the outpost, some without proper food for days.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

One of the most satisfying things you can do with leftover pickle brine is, simply, use it again.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

"Sometimes, if medicines are leftover from the baby of a better-off family, we use it for the babies whose families cannot afford it," Fatima says.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It was a leftover structure from a deep-sea anemone, specifically the base that once attached the animal to the seafloor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

The kids had fun, Emma and I chatted with a few more potential clients, and we got to eat leftover crab salad sandwiches.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller