Sentence examples for left to contend from inspiring English sources

Still, half an apartment full of stuff was left to contend with.

The incumbents may have a while left to contend with the upstarts, because of some deeply held loyalties.

In the meantime, the United States military in the region is left to contend with the vacuum.

On October 30th, the U.N. pulled out of Baghdad, and the United States was left to contend with Iraq on its own.

We're left to contend with the consequences of our own warfare, such as pesticide-resistant German cockroaches and bedbugs, and antibiotic-resistant MRSA bacteria.

The coach is left to contend with a mere mortal, a player who lacks the sixth sense, who does not see the extra dimension.

Left alone to contend with the humdrum imperatives of everyday life, he would have been lost.

Beame was successful in his second campaign for mayor, though the outgoing administration left him to contend with severe financial problems.

How can you talk about socialism otherwise?" Sarah is left having to contend that the ideal of brotherhood is a noble goal that has a right to survive even grave disappointment with actual people.

"By illegally accessing intimate details of his victims' personal lives, Mr. Collins violated their privacy and left many to contend with lasting emotional distress, embarrassment and feelings of insecurity," stated David Bowdich, the assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field office.

Over the course of three months the price collapsed to $15, leaving them to contend with heavy losses.