Sentence examples for feeling left behind from inspiring English sources

"feeling left behind" is correct and usable in written English
You could use it to describe a situation in which someone feels as if they have been excluded, either literally or metaphorically. For example: "He had no friends at the party and felt left behind."

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So senior civil servants are justified in feeling left behind.

As the world has changed through globalisation and technology, it has left many feeling left behind.

It's impossible to keep up with trends, to know what to buy, to avoid feeling left behind.

With wages finally showing some signs of growth after years of being stagnant, many people are still feeling left behind.

Teachers, feeling left behind by the economic boom and emboldened by the teacher shortage, are pushing for large raises.

But she also said: "We must recognise that for too many men and women the increasing pace of globalisation has left them feeling left behind".

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By now, though, any hurt feelings he left behind seem to have healed, and while a more pointed and skeptical treatment of his life and work might have been possible, Mr. Lee allows himself to be guided by an affectionate, generous spirit consistent with Goodman's best qualities.

"Overall, I don't think there's any doubt that schools are feeling pressure from No Child Left Behind and standardized tests," according to Brenda VanLengen, Vice Chair of PE4life, a physical education advocacy organization.

Perhaps if I didn't advocate for questioning social norms, I might actually respond to Tinder messages instead of mindlessly swiping out of momentary loneliness or boredom or fear of being "left behind," then feeling unmotivated to answer when my sense of wholeness returns.

It chose to black out the moment of Merabet's death but not Coulibaly's, which I understand but does suggest a pandering to the instinct for vengeance and also that we damn the feelings of any family he left behind, as if they are automatically tainted by association.

You may be feeling somewhat conflicted because the gifts left behind are those that weren't on your "must have" list, and you don't know what to do with the hand knitted scarf from Aunt Susie that wreaks of moth balls, or the cookbook you received from your cousin in another state that is bent and looks like it may have come from her church thrift shop.

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