Sentence examples for and leaving over from inspiring English sources

The phrase "and leaving over" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a misinterpretation or a typo of the phrase "and leaving over" which might be intended to convey a sense of surplus or remainder.
Example: "We had a lot of food left after the party, and we ended up leaving over a whole cake."
Alternatives: "and leaving behind" or "and remaining".

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In December 1984, more than 27 tons of deadly gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant into the city of Bhopal, killing an estimated 22,000 people and leaving over 150,000 severely disabled.

A severe thunderstorm caused flash flooding in Toronto, cutting power to at least 300,000 homes and businesses in Canada's largest city, shutting down subways and leaving over 1,000 passengers stranded for hours on a commuter train filled with gushing water.

It was 21 January 2010, 8 days after a magnitude-7.0 earthquake ravaged the capital of Haiti, killing between 65,000 and 300,000 people and leaving over 1.8 million people homeless.

Last October, the Knights Templar - a breakaway group from Mexico's Michoacan drug cartel - took out the power grid in Michoacan state, attacking nine substations and leaving over 400,000 without electricity.

The hurricane destroyed two small towns and half of Mazatlán, killing at least 106 persons, injuring 102, and leaving over 1,000 homeless.

When typhoon Matmo hit Taiwan last year, killing one, injuring six, and leaving over 30,000 people without power, it also knocked over a tree.

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The mixture was stirred for about an hour and left over night.

They also say they found used food utensils and left over food.

Feed offered and left over was quantified, and faeces were collected completely.

It claimed the lives of 73,000 people and left over 120,000 injured.

A useful rhyme to remember the steps of tying a square knot is:Right over left and left over right makes the knot neat and tidy and tight.

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