How to Use leave alone in a Sentence

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  • When Ojeda Duarte was arrested, his partner was left alone to care for their two young sons.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • In her case, Zhang was allegedly left alone in a wedding room with 10 men, most of whom were groomsmen.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • But baby turtles are one of those animal species that are OK when left alone, unless, of course, it is injured.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • This common form of anxiety arises when dogs are left alone for an amount of time, often worrying that they will permanently be left behind.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Puder told ProPublica that Tyson is never left alone with students.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • The service Maldivian service at its sunniest—upbeat, amiable and intuitive enough to know when guests want to be spoiled or left alone.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • In one case in Michigan, children were left alone in a home in conditions so offensive that police evidence technicians wore hazmat suits.
    — ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • This dirty sheriff’s a little rattled, having been properly sized up by a private investigator he’s been told to leave alone (as evidenced by the quiet turning of his watch to the fore of his wrist).
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • According to a preliminary investigation, the children, both boys, had just arrived at a rental home with their family and were left alone in a vehicle for an unknown period.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Security video reportedly shows Carman entering a condominium hand in hand with the teen, then later leaving alone, hauling a large suitcase toward a deserted area alongside the railway.
    — Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • During the Mediterrane Film Festival, Janssen explained her preference for privacy, citing Greta Garbo's desire to be left alone.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • According to Florida Department of Children and Families and the national SAFE Kids Campaign, children under the age of 12 years old should not be left alone.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • After Ruby separated from her husband, Kevin, and moved into Hildebrandt’s home in Ivins, Utah, her then-teenage daughters, Abby and Julie, were allegedly left alone in the family’s Springville home for weeks at a time without supervision.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

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