leave off

verb

left off; leaving off; leaves off
: stop, cease
picked up where he had left off

Examples of leave off in a Sentence

we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings the snow should leave off around midnight
Recent Examples on the Web
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Clark was left off the list despite the fact that the publication named her its Athlete of the Year for 2024. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Azzopardi said the board informed Cuomo’s team about the errors last Friday, but wouldn’t confirm what specific pieces of info had been left off its submissions to the CFB. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025 The festival confirmed the film’s addition in a statement to us this afternoon and explained why it was left off this morning’s list of announcements. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025 But one major factor that could limit price increases is that Mexico and Canada were left off Trump’s latest tariff list. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leave off

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leave off was in the 14th century

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“Leave off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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