leave behind

verb

1. adverb to forget or neglect to bring or take
2. to cause to remain as a result or sign of something

   the storm left a trail of damage behind

3. to pass

   once the wind came up, we soon left the land behind us

Example Sentences

A newsboy statute at another end of the park was mutilated by thieves earlier this year, leaving behind only two bronze shoes.

From Los Angeles Times

Burning metal satellites leave behind a cloud of pollution.

From NewsForKids.net

To remedy that problem, he and his collaborators developed a process for filtering intact cells out of a mixture, leaving behind eDNA genetic fragments left from dead cells in the sediment.

From Science Daily

On-rushing defenders are more easily evaded and, moving at pace, the holes they leave behind are hard to plug.

From BBC

Critics have also expressed concern about radioactive waste nuclear reactors leave behind for future generations.

From BBC

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