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[ UK /lˈɛftə‍ʊvɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɛfˌtoʊvɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
ADJECTIVE
  1. 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
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