Example sentences for: leftover

How can you use “leftover” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The paper downplays any leftover bitterness from the Falklands War or the 1986 World Cup match in which Argentina beat England on an illegal play: "Maybe during the war we were angry.

  • But instead of providing Mexicans with an idea they could organize a modern community around, it was a touchy compromise that preserved backward attitudes toward power leftover from the Aztecs and colonial Spain:

  • Two years later, the men who went home are informed of what happened after they boarded the plane: Police discovered their leftover hashish (purchased for a ridiculously low sum in American dollars and tossed into the garbage as they were leaving) and imprisoned the remaining Yank.

  • Even if a whole day's production were contaminated and a small amount of leftover contaminated beef reworked into ensuing production, within days the E. coli (which is very slow-growing in a nonconducive environment such as chilled beef) would be so diluted that it wouldn't pose a threat to anyone.

  • This sort of carelessness spoils Piñones (and many other beauty spots on the eastern coastline within easy reach of San Juan); an assemblage of broken bottles, leftover food, litter, and worse is something you can’t fail to notice.


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