leave alone

phrase

: to refrain from bothering, disturbing, or using

Leave him alone while he's doing his homework.

Examples of leave alone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The survival drama follows four siblings left alone in a remote Canadian country house as a heatwave, power outage and mysterious lights turn their newfound freedom into something increasingly unsettling. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

The children were left alone after federal immigration agents arrested their parents outside their apartment in Oxnard, a mostly Latino agricultural community on the Southern California coast. — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Illinois, for example, doesn't allow children to be left alone under the age of 14. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Pro athletes are also on the road a lot, left alone in empty hotel rooms with time on their hands, perhaps unable to form normal romantic relationships because of their hectic timetables. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for leave alone

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