On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Leftover. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as residuum or residue and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Leftover meaning
Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
Synonyms of Leftover
Using Leftover
- The main meaning on this page is: Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
- Useful related words include: left over, residuum, residue, residual.
- In the example corpus, leftover often appears in combinations such as: the leftover, any leftover, of leftover.
Context around Leftover
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leftover
- In this selection, "leftover" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, eat, leave, gathered, food, muffins and dessert stand out and add context to how "leftover" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a leftover if i and as for leftover dessert a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leftover" sits close to words such as antagonist, benton and bolivia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leftover
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Leftover pulp is bagged and stored. (6 words)
Esperanza groggily ate leftover from a tupperware in the kitchen. (10 words)
As for leftover dessert, a batch of (made from stale bread). (11 words)
He received a call from Henley to ask if we wanted to write, and, as Hornsby told Performing Songwriter, he gave Henley a leftover track he had written that didn’t thrill him too much. (35 words)
For the best results, mix your leftover rice with cooked scrambled egg, frozen vegetables, soy sauce and oil before cooking it in your air fryer at 175°C for 10 to 15 minutes. (33 words)
I found that storing the leftover meat in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil then inside a freezer bag and into the refrigerator makes for a more moist turkey sandwich later that night! (32 words)
Is there leftover radiation from nuclear testing in Emmett or is it all gone and now just an urban legend? (20 words)
I found that storing the leftover meat in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil then inside a freezer bag and into the refrigerator makes for a more moist turkey sandwich later that night! (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
After baking, Rathgeb likes to slice the cake and then brown both sides in clarified butter before serving, a choice inspired by her preferred way to eat leftover muffins.
As for leftover dessert, a batch of (made from stale bread).
Asserting that the hospital and wards are cleaned every day, she said the cockroach manifestation could be because patients leave leftover food in the wards and corridors.
But while they licked their wounds, their kinsmen might have gathered leftover food and palm wine to celebrate their survival.
Chairwoman Amorelle Dempster said there were many ways to use potatoes in winter dishes, including incorporating leftover ingredients to make a tasty meal.
Either way, when Earth passes through these leftover bits of comets or asteroids, the fragments encounter Earth's atmosphere and put on quite the show.
Esperanza groggily ate leftover from a tupperware in the kitchen.
For the best results, mix your leftover rice with cooked scrambled egg, frozen vegetables, soy sauce and oil before cooking it in your air fryer at 175°C for 10 to 15 minutes.
Fortunately, staff will also have the opportunity to relocate to Rossies Foodworks, which has also offered to take up any leftover stock.
He also the Israeli producers behind his two Tel Aviv concerts to donate leftover food and beverages from the show to the homeless and needy Israelis.
He didn't see the person who released the substance, but the leftover residue in the air caused his eyes to burn for about 10 minutes.
He received a call from Henley to ask if we wanted to write, and, as Hornsby told Performing Songwriter, he gave Henley a leftover track he had written that didn’t thrill him too much.
I found that storing the leftover meat in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil then inside a freezer bag and into the refrigerator makes for a more moist turkey sandwich later that night!
If you were ever lucky enough to try these snacks, you’ll know the joy of sucking up the leftover cereal milk.
I love to use porchetta as a leftover (if I’m lucky to have any, that is).
In a couple days, break up the leftover loaf, add tomato sauce or even a jar of prepared pasta sauce.
Is there leftover radiation from nuclear testing in Emmett or is it all gone and now just an urban legend?
It’s more “hidden” than the others because many consider it a leftover from Benedict and not really part of the Francis pontificate.
It, too, has things to eat, from energy bars to canned garbanzo beans to leftover panettone from Christmas.
Leftover pulp is bagged and stored.
Common combinations with leftover
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: