LEFT in a Sentence

Learn LEFT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
404 example sentences for LEFT, such as:
1. He left the house over an hour ago.
2. He has a tattoo of a snake on his left arm.
3. A viral illness left her barely able to walk.
4. There is a path along the left side of the field.
5. Your sin is left behind you in the days long past.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of LEFT
left
 a.  intended for the left hand
 n.  the hand that is on the left side of the body
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  We left Oxford with regret and proceeded to Matlock, which was our next place of rest.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
2  Know that, one by one, my friends were snatched away; I was left desolate.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
3  I got to West Egg by a side road," he went on, "and left the car in my garage.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
4  Gatsby was waiting where I had left him in the drive.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  So I walked away and left him standing there in the moonlight--watching over nothing.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
6  I took him into the drawing-room, where his son lay, and left him there.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
7  What I called up about was a pair of shoes I left there.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
8  When I left his office the sky had turned dark and I got back to West Egg in a drizzle.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  "I have left thee to the scarlet letter," replied Roger.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIV. HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN
10  Your sin is left behind you in the days long past.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVII. THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER
11  Since you left us, but one change has taken place in our little household.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
12  Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
13  He wished her a good morning, and, attended by Sir John, left the room.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 13
14  He then hastily took leave of them all and left the room.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 15
15  He had not seen me then above twice, for it was before I left school.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 20
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  His heroic action has left a deep impression on people's minds.
2  He's too macho to admit he was hurt when his girlfriend left him.
3  A viral illness left her barely able to walk.
4  He left the house over an hour ago.
5  Air travellers were left stranded because of icy conditions.
6  The thought of being left alone filled her with horror.
7  She was getting a bit dotty and could never be left alone.
8  There is a path along the left side of the field.
9  A petrol gauge shows the amount of petrol left in a car.
10  His father rapped out an answer and then left the room.
11  I'm absolutely certain that I left the keys in the kitchen.
12  His uncle was disabled in the civial war; he lost his left arm.
13  There must be something wrong with my left arm, which is asleep.
14  One sign of a heart attack is a tingling sensation in the left arm.
15  He has a tattoo of a snake on his left arm.