The phrase "a statement that leaves" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a statement that creates an impression of incompleteness or prompts further thought or discussion.
Example: "The speaker made a statement that leaves the audience questioning the implications of his words."
Alternatives: "a remark that suggests" or "a declaration that prompts".
Ultimately, summit participants released a statement that left the door open for human germline editing, and advocated for ongoing international discussion.
Heitkamp, on Thursday, put out a statement that left the door wide open to accepting a position in the Trump Administration -- possibly as agriculture secretary.
Lexie Love is set to marry soon, Chapman said, "but the maid of honor will be missing," a statement that left Lexie wiping away tears.
"Today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is a victory for the rule of law," the Republican governor announced in a statement that left the strong impression it was written before the opinion was released.
As the day wore on, Mr. Ramos, a stocky man with tattoos up his arms and a ponytail down his back, sat down in the barber's chair and made a statement that left Mr. Castro at a loss: "I don't really want to cut my hair".
A day after the M.L.S. president, Mark Abbott, went public with the league's offer to start the season March 25 as scheduled without a new deal, the union issued a statement that left open the possibility of the league's first strike.
We're all on the same team here!" He was essentially calling her overly emotional and aggressive, a statement that left Lawrence unsettled.
Sony and Naughty Dog followed up with a statement that left a great deal to be desired, as Patrick wrote last October when the story broke: "Naughty Dog's response hardly seemed like an lengthy investigation into the accusations, which would have taken more than a weekend to properly vet.
And when the CIA memos came out and Representative Pelosi accused the CIA of lying, Leon Panetta -- the current CIA Director, and, until recently, Nancy Pelosi's former Congressional colleague and fellow Democrat from California -- came out with a statement that left a way for her to get out of her own predicament.
Woodward, believing that Steele had resolved that he should not get the job and after having two interviews cancelled, announced in a carefully worded statement – that left some wriggle room – that he was staying with the British Olympic Association until the 2012 Games.
