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
Recent Examples on the Web
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Lindor went 3-for-4, reaching hit No. 1500 in the fifth inning with a single to left off right-hander Tyler Phillips. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025 Jacob Wilson’s one-out solo homer to left off Feltner put the Athletics ahead 2-1 in the fourth. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025 Season 3 left off in a dire place — in a shocking twist ending, Ava betrayed Deborah after the comedian had stabbed her in the back by naming someone else as the head writer of her new late-night show. Esther Kang, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025 The film ends there in part because that’s where the case left off — dangling, unsolved. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Apr. 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 10 Apr. 2025.

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