Sentence examples for leftovers of from inspiring English sources

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reminders of

ruins of

wastes of

dumpsters of

traces of

"leftovers of" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe the remaining portion or remnants of something. Example: "After Thanksgiving dinner, we had a lot of leftovers of turkey, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce." In this sentence, "leftovers of" is used to describe the remaining food items from the Thanksgiving dinner.

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These survivors were sometimes called "the leftovers of the sword".

The New York Times

Neutron stars are the superdense leftovers of supernovae.

The Guardian

It's what to do with the leftovers of postwar Brutalism.

The New York Times - Arts

Asteroids are the leftovers of a failed attempt to form a planet billions of years ago.

Independent

"We've always loved the beauty of the leftovers of the weaving".

The New York Times

Both remoras and pilot fishes feed on the leftovers of their hosts' meals.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Like Mr Brown himself, many of them are grizzled leftovers of a more glamorous era.

The Economist

Are these paints the leftovers of a failed attempt at an art career?

The New York Times

The country's rulers and their hangers-on were looting the leftovers of the banquet.

The Guardian

The refrigerator was empty save for butter and condiments and leftovers of indeterminate age.

The New Yorker

People with the leftovers of their bottle -- this is truly provincial".

The New York Times

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fragments of

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