Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It was, he said, "relatively easy to do with a young service leaver who's got an amputated leg and he comes with his medical documents".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

So... a month after being laid off, Meta sends me a box labeled "leaver" containing "sad" & "wow" emoji Christmas tree ornaments.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022

There was no note explaining this; just a random box for "leaver."

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022

Kye Bourne is a 20-year-old care leaver searching for employment.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2022

There were many picturesque figures among them, and, if I possessed the quick pencil of Kaulbach, I might have filled a dozen leaver of my sketch-book.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 by Various