It might shrivel away completely, leaving nothing behind.
When she dies, the household will risk collapsing completely, leaving children to fend for themselves.
Roger Smith, with all his visions of robotic factories, failed completely, leaving behind a worse mess than he inherited.
The hexagons are welded together, although not completely, leaving short, thin seams — the tracks that might confuse future archaeologists.
At some point, quasar activity ceases completely, leaving behind the dormant massive black holes found in most massive galaxies.
Destroying the virus now is merely a symbolic act that would slow our progress and could even stop it completely, leaving the world vulnerable.
But as he lathers his muscle-bound torso, the water slows to a trickle, and then stops completely, leaving him in a soapy mess.
As a result, some patients wait until the cartilage in their knees wears out completely, leaving them housebound and with painful bone-on-bone rubbing in their knees.
Believe it or not, some general managers treat the salary cap as if it were radioactive, avoiding it, completely leaving the job to someone else.
Apparently, Jedward agreed to take part as mystery guests and then, misunderstanding the concept, cleared their flat completely, leaving no clues as to who lived there.
The opening ceremony of the Games was run on a tight budget but I liked it best when the budget ran out completely, leaving nothing but people.
