[
UK
/lˈɛftəʊvɐ/
]
[ US /ˈɫɛfˌtoʊvɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɛfˌtoʊvɝ/ ]
NOUN
- a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
ADJECTIVE
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not used up
some odd dollars left
leftover meatloaf
she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
unexpended provisions
How To Use leftover In A Sentence
- Looking for a creative way to make a meal out of leftover scraps of ham, turkey or pork roast?
- The impression of warmth and comfort and beauty predominated, though he was unable to analyze it; while the simplicity delighted him -- expensive simplicity, he decided, and most of it leftovers from the time her father went broke and died. Chapter XVIII
- Many chairs are leftovers from restaurant projects. Times, Sunday Times
- In the evening, families eat a simple meal of leftovers or eggs and toast.
- This pudding is a great one to make with leftover meringues. Times, Sunday Times
- The pilot gets into a small bit of leftover wake turbulence, the rental aircraft wobbles just before touchdown and a wingtip catches the runway.
- You get 12 recipes for the price of four plus an instant solution to what to do with leftovers.
- The pigs had had their fill of the leftovers.
- Anything you can do with leftovers from Sunday lunch, you can do with turkey. Times, Sunday Times
- I also engaged in leftover salvage to make twice-cooked pasta and a veggie cheese sauce. And the painted ponies go up and down
