- plural of leftover.
leftovers
Example Sentences
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Grab a fork and enjoy your salad straight out of the bag before saving any leftovers.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
If you’re getting tomatoes and lettuce for your burgers, expect them to cost around 20% more than they did last year — and make a plan for how you can use any leftovers.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
It’s gratifying to see empty fridges at more hotels so you can store your water, soft drinks and leftovers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The Aztec shawl that he brought Amaranta, the remembrances he spoke of at lunch, the funny stories he told were simple leftovers from his humor of a different time.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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