leftover

Example Sentences

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They have so many meaningful songs like “Shining Star,” while “September” is a leftover that was a filler song from a greatest hits album that became a career-defining song.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Any leftover funds will be sent to Noah's Ark Children's Hospital and Ronald McDonald House, which provides free accommodation to families of children being treated at the hospital.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Seemed like Tansy was looking high and low for any little leftover opening in our heads she could cram knowledge into.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck