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Discover LudwigThe phrase "left over from" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to something that remains after the rest of it has been used, consumed, or taken away. For example, "I found some old envelopes left over from my mother's crafting projects".
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"Left over from my Republican days," Barr said, and shrugged.
They look like real scenes left over from the shoot.
The construction sheds at the site are left over from a previous project; they were not "left over from the Avalon project" and there are no trailers there.
Bunker fuel is a viscous and highly polluting substance left over from refining oil.
They are scars left over from past efforts at reform.
Whatever's left over from that week goes back to whoever paid it in.
Romney has a national base of supporters left over from four years ago.
This group usually finds their good work rewarded with snacks left over from our team meeting.
Left over from when the factory churned out mountains of white gold.
He had been taking oxycodone (left over from previous oral surgery) for his headache pain.
Some people have packets and papers left over from school.
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