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
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The pro finished 14th in the European Ryder Cup standings, but was still left off Luke Donald's final roster on Monday. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 And while some of People’s Sexiest Men have graduated into becoming AARP Hottest Actors, there are some SMA guys who have been left off the new list. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025 Centered around the lives of Taylor Frankie Paul, Demi Engemann, Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews and Whitney Leavitt, season three of Mormon Wives will likely pick up where season two left off. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 He was left off the 2023 team in one of the most shocking omissions in that year’s tournament. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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