Example Sentences

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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

Of care leaver households assessed in 2022-23, 2,270 were already homeless, while 1,440 were threatened with homelessness within 56 days.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

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

Tyraness in your turn, accuse others of your own guilt—But leave her, leaver her, Mr. Solmes: her time is short.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 by Richardson, Samuel