stay behind

phrase

: to not leave at the present time

You can go on ahead. I'll stay behind to help clean up.

Examples of stay behind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the friends from that day maintained that Wells had chosen to stay behind on the island after meeting a young woman and was separated from his group before dying. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

The speedy Maatsen, who would normally overlap Hemmings, tucked in instead to stay behind the ball and be in position to stop Forest breaking. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

What remains is a handful of women, children, and the few men who were allowed to stay behind. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Most had evacuated the night before, and this would be the final chance to leave for those who chose to stay behind. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for stay behind

• countersigned
• disinclined
• humankind
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined