How to Use leave alone in a Sentence

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• Alice, not yet thirty, was left alone with their three young sons and Michelle.
  — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
• Even dogs that appear to be strong swimmers should never be left alone near the water.
  — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
• In most situations, if left alone, the bear will return to the forest on its own.
  — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
• However, a tree that has leaned for two or three years should generally be left alone.
  — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026
• Pets must be declared at check-in, kept leashed when outside the guest room and never left alone in the room or a vehicle.
  — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
• When Ojeda Duarte was arrested, his partner was left alone to care for their two young sons.
  — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
• The child was left alone in a cold room for more than four hours while awaiting transport to the medical examiner.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, USA Today, 30 July 2026
• Max has been left questioning why Josh was left alone to work with the dangerous machinery.
  — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
• In her case, Zhang was allegedly left alone in a wedding room with 10 men, most of whom were groomsmen.
  — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
• Cats can be left alone for eight to 12 hours, according to PetMD.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
• The problem with the Fed is that the Fed exists to try do what, if left alone, markets wouldn’t otherwise do.
  — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
• The pregnant Helaena takes her own life by jumping from her window in the Red Keep when left alone in her room.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
• But baby turtles are one of those animal species that are OK when left alone, unless, of course, it is injured.
  — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
• This common form of anxiety arises when dogs are left alone for an amount of time, often worrying that they will permanently be left behind.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
• The commission’s unanimous approval Friday made several changes to the plan but left alone the future acreages spelled out in it.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
• The problem is that many of the very people suddenly insisting Clark should be left alone spent the past three seasons refusing to leave her alone.
  — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
• Puder told ProPublica that Tyson is never left alone with students.
  — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
• Aemond, still recovering from his mother’s poison, is mopier than usual, begging Alys to be left alone.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
• The service Maldivian service at its sunniest—upbeat, amiable and intuitive enough to know when guests want to be spoiled or left alone.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
• These Harry Bertoia stools spotted on 1stDibs are the type of seats that can be dressed up or down—or left alone to be adequately admired.
  — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
• In one case in Michigan, children were left alone in a home in conditions so offensive that police evidence technicians wore hazmat suits.
  — ABC News, 2 July 2026
• This dirty sheriff’s a little rattled, having been properly sized up by a private investigator he’s been told to leave alone (as evidenced by the quiet turning of his watch to the fore of his wrist).
  — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
• But Halle Berry could not be left alone, and addressing this first thing would rob Williams of a couple hours of sleep, which was suboptimal given the demanding nature of her job.
  — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
• According to a preliminary investigation, the children, both boys, had just arrived at a rental home with their family and were left alone in a vehicle for an unknown period.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 July 2026
• Security video reportedly shows Carman entering a condominium hand in hand with the teen, then later leaving alone, hauling a large suitcase toward a deserted area alongside the railway.
  — Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
• The man's son was left alone in the parking garage in the Merriweather District in Columbia, Maryland, on Thursday, July 23.
  — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 28 July 2026
• During the Mediterrane Film Festival, Janssen explained her preference for privacy, citing Greta Garbo's desire to be left alone.
  — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• According to Florida Department of Children and Families and the national SAFE Kids Campaign, children under the age of 12 years old should not be left alone.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
• After Ruby separated from her husband, Kevin, and moved into Hildebrandt’s home in Ivins, Utah, her then-teenage daughters, Abby and Julie, were allegedly left alone in the family’s Springville home for weeks at a time without supervision.
  — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026