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Leavings in a sentence

Leavings | Leaving

Leavings meaning

A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.

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Example sentences (4)

As a result of this deed, Týr is called the "Leavings of the Wolf"; which is to be understood as a poetic kenning for glory.

Pigeons have taken over the building and covered much of the mill in a layer of their leavings.

Beggars were fed from his table, he ate their leavings, washed their feet, ministered to the wants of the lepers, and daily fed over one hundred poor.

There’s other stuff this weekend too though, including The King Hits at the Phoenix on Friday as well as Oranges releasing a new EP at Transit Bar with Leavings and Okin Osan.

Common combinations with leavings

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • their leavings

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How do you use "leavings" in a sentence?
An example: "As a result of this deed, Týr is called the "Leavings of the Wolf"; which is to be understood as a poetic kenning for glory." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "leavings" from real English texts.
What does "leavings" mean?
Leavings means: A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.
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