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"the leftover" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it when referring to something that remains, or is left over, after something else has been used or has transpired. For example, "There was only a small amount of the leftover pizza in the fridge."
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the leftover
adjective
Remaining; left behind; extra; in reserve.
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This is the leftover".
I got the leftover snack.
And what about the leftover coke?
My legacy was the leftover booze.
So, he gets the leftover jobs".
And what about the leftover pizza?
The leftover fabric was made into curtains.
(Use the leftover $2.48 on a beer: you've earned it).
But what of all the leftover hard-cooked egg whites?
The leftover ash can be used to make cement.
Calera plans to desalinate the leftover water and sell it.
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