How To Use Leftover In A Sentence

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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

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The pilot gets into a small bit of leftover wake turbulence, the rental aircraft wobbles just before touchdown and a wingtip catches the runway.
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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
The items rejected most often included raw vegetables and leftovers. Times, Sunday Times
I guess those peasants in Michigan will just have to settle leftovers, secondary effects: crumbs from the table of your very own economic stimulus, if you will. Matthew Yglesias » Infrastructure Spending Not Targeted to High-Unemployment States: But Should It Be?
The leftover crème fraîche can be spread over rye toast with a piece of smoked salmon or added to a bowl of soup. Times, Sunday Times
The government's been working on an austerity program for months in an effort to plug a huge budget deficit leftover from the global financial crisis. Britain Announces Steep Austerity Measures
There will be a lot more food leftovers. The Sun
Immediately, offers poured in -- from a taverna in the wealthy neighborhood of Kolonaki, from a big baked goods chain, from green grocers in the wholesale market of Rendi, from caterers with leftovers from weddings and baptisms -- and were directed to orphanages, old age homes, halfway houses for the handicapped, soup kitchens run by churches and municipalities all over the Athens area. Diana Farr Louis: Food Aid Takes Off in Athens
Beef and dairy farmers in Midwestern states that produce most of the nation's ethanol are able to feed their cattle with less expensive grains leftover from distilling that fuel. Archive 2007-06-24
Lunch and dinner leftovers are warmed for breakfast the following morning.
If you'd prefer to be cautious, use glass jars to store leftovers or wrap foods in wax paper before wrapping them in aluminum.
A few weeks ago, an Alabama sheriff was arrested for underfeeding his inmates and pocketing the leftover meal money.
Keep any leftovers in the fridge for the next day. Times, Sunday Times
Cold leftover potatoes, sliced and then lightly fried are a family favourite. Times, Sunday Times
Many 19th-century lunches appear to have been collations of leftovers, often roast meat, served cold or hashed, supplemented with salad, poultry, or game, plus bread, cheese, and puddings, as the household could afford and required.
Farmers feed kitchen leftovers to the pigs.
It might interest you to learn that your own salad was constructed largely from last night's leftovers.
If you have any leftover chicken, vegetables, and broth what we call "goop" in our house, they can be reheated gently in the top of a double boiler or in a microwave oven. A Warming Dish for a Cold Winter's Night
You can probably trace this to a lot of things at the time: emerging technology and the 3D rat race where everyone is showing off their tech prowess in centimeters and not yards; the assumption leftover from the sparsely-populated 8-bit days that the consumer would spend at least all month with a single game ... Great Big Bites
But I did have a few leftover cruzeiro notes from the previous trip, for I was living, socializing, and eating with the Army and in the U.S. expediter's quarters.
That thing was so bad it looked like a leftover from a Sarah Palin Halloween costume," retorts Hadley. US election results 2010 - as it happened
A bowl of one of these on standby in the fridge means that leftovers can quickly be turned into a sustaining supper. Times, Sunday Times
She helps herself to some of the leftovers and everyone notices again.
Cut grease and stubborn leftover food from plates and glasses by adding a few lemon slices or a tablespoon of vinegar to soapy dishwater.
Women unable to feed the bellies of hungry children, were forced to rummage through garbage, and by the grace of God, and anointed creativity, found leftovers okra, rice, tomato, a scrap of pork and a fragment of shrimp to create a meal we call gumbo. Rev. Otis Moss III: A Blue Note Gospel
Corp., the leftovers of the financial crisis keep getting moldier. Bad Loans Haunt Banks Who Were Buyers
(Store leftovers in airtight container at room temperature, for up to 3 days, or, ahem, in the freezer until your resistance gets the better of you.) [printable recipe coming soon] comments Archive 2009-04-01
Both of these Indian places have great, intensely flavoured food - and what could be better the next day than leftover Indian takeout?
And the leftovers were simply delicious microwaved the next day and slopped over a big baked potato. Times, Sunday Times
But some members preferred to celebrate with their own money, or use leftover campaign funds.
She pushed things around the refrigerator, looking for some convenient leftovers in a Rubbermaid container to nuke.
Leftover roast duck, goose or rabbit, pulled off the bone and stewed slowly in a combination of its own (creamless) gravy, red wine and canned tomatoes makes for a luscious ragu to be tossed with wide noodles, such as pappardelle or tagliatelle. Elissa Altman: The Holiday Onslaught
If they use less than their quota they can sell the remainder and if they emit more they can buy somebody's leftovers. Times, Sunday Times
The bottom layer, the beef stew, is usually a leftover from the night before. How To Cook French, With Shortcuts
The applesauce is the kind I always buy - and I'm glad they sent me the unsweetened kind too since I find any sweetened applesauce TOO sweet (not to mention leftovers are great in baking!). Archive 2009-02-01
I experimented with reducing leftover dried clay scraps to the consistency of slip and strained the mixture to remove lumps.
It could be a cheese omelette stuffed with peas, a spicy curry or hearty soup made from leftover veggies. Times, Sunday Times
Mix gravy, cubed turkey and leftover vegetables into a casserole dish.
Can astronomers deduce, from the chemical composition of the leftover stars, how big it was?
PennsylvaniaThe $2.14 million in leftover funding is being awarded to consumers who got on a waiting list for rebates on water heaters, furnaces, and boilers. Cash for appliances: States reopen programs with unclaimed funds
I've never had tsimmes before and thus wouldn't have known there are meat versions except for the name, but I did find it crying out for meat, pork, specifically -- that's another idea for the leftovers Archive 2005-10-01
Until now, the earliest leftovers of cocoa consumption were in residues from a Maya tomb in Guatemala from A.D. 460 to 480.
Most of the earth moved was landfill, leftovers from the 1960s metro digs.
This farmer spreads his barley sweepings and leftovers on the field, and this must have been what attracted them. Times, Sunday Times
Spent most of today dashing about Madrid with rachelmanija who arrived last night, although too late (flight delays, etc.) to come to the art show opening at the bookbindery La Eriza (although we did stop by today, around "merienda" time, and got to help finish off a few boxes of leftover strawberries -- yum!). Breakfast in Bed
God is not interested in halfhearted commitment, partial obedience, and the leftovers of your time and money. He desires your full devotion, not little bits of your life.
The leftover salmon is turned into a filo pie filled with vegetables, proving that leftovers are often better than the original. Times, Sunday Times
The source of this annual October meteor display, called the Draconid meteor shower, is dust and debris leftover from Comet Giacobini-Zinner. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
Flooring manufacturers get cork tissue from post-industrial materials - leftovers from the production of bottle stoppers.
Next, spoon the leftover toffee sauce on top. The Sun
I almost jump in after it, rescuing it from old coffee grounds and yesterday's leftover spaghetti.
Perfect for squeezing over leftover cold roast chicken. Times, Sunday Times
My suggestion is to make soft polenta, as the leftovers will set into firm polenta anyway, which you can grill or pan-fry to serve with pork sausages or a hot tomato sauce or, indeed, any leftover mushroom sauce.
Similar to last year's party, I wound up with a ton of leftover beer and an extra cooler.
That's because he knew that Sunday meant lots of leftovers of non-vegetarian food.
A more likely bet is the following: the cloud of molecules, dust, and matter that agglomerated to form our solar system was laced with the leftovers of many dead star systems, some of which could have harbored life. SuperCooperators
Instead of making his usual gruff request for leftover bannock and tea, Korgak smiled and told his sister that he hadn't touched alcohol for three weeks.
Joncas' photographs of rotting and leftover refuse are a funny twist on the still-life genre.
With the help of some farmers around, we kept two pigs fed on our leftovers.
Wrapping and refrigerating leftovers is very important.
They use biodegradable carrier bags and use a firm that takes all their leftovers to make pet food. The Sun
Sheldon's brown coloured hair was dyed honey blonde with leftover dye that his mother, Jeannette, had used on her hair in preparation for a family celebration.
This past spring, as much to keep myself busy as anything, I inserted a set of the leftover biometry probes in each of us and monitored the data for a few weeks. The Garden of Rama
This is fabulous with pasta and aged pecorino, or to perk up leftover roast potatoes. Times, Sunday Times
Making soup is a good way of using up leftover vegetables.
These leftovers, the ketones, not only cause bad breath but constipation, nausea, and weakness as well.
But the whole point about her, and the one that can be obscured by the focus on the artworks and the leftover wine in her freezer, is that being a domestic goddess has become her job.
If you want to save leftover wine for cooking, keep it tightly stoppered in the fridge and use within a week; when there's less than half a bottle, decant it into a smaller bottle so it has less contact with the air that makes it go off.
The old brass and faded paper in this exhibition are the physical leftovers of a grand, almost lunatic pursuit of perfection.
For example, roast leftover vegetables for ten minutes and then add macaroni cheese on top. Times, Sunday Times
But after a major label snafu and family commitments subsided, they managed to get together 10 new songs, with a handful leftover that will make B-Sides or the beginnings of the next Autolux album. Spinner
It would be impossible to walk by without succumbing to a tub of mellow, unctuous olives, or a modestly priced, sit-down lunch (as opposed to leftovers in the fridge).
Any leftover food such as vegetables and can then be put in the blender and given to your the next day. The Sun
After meals, refrigerate cooked leftovers as soon as possible.
She had no stomach for the leftover stew.
BF gets the same, but he gets some leftover bearnaise dip instead of ketchup. Bento #214 – Jiji bento « Were rabbits
Her recipe had steak and kidney cooking in the batter, but she said that leftover meat could be used.
Farmers must also agree to destroy any leftover seed each year in order to protect Monsanto's patent.
The vehicle was removed by 4pm and leftover rubbish was swept away.
Team members also urge affiliates to incorporate a concise plan for reclaiming and recycling leftover materials, minimizing the use of natural resources and reducing the impact on the land.
This was to include all fees, contingency and some leftover cash for curtains and things. Times, Sunday Times
It is not easy cooking, say, a large pie and then having to deal with storing the leftovers. Times, Sunday Times
I was working at home and there were lazy leftovers for lunch in the Tupperware. Times, Sunday Times
This is fabulous with pasta and aged pecorino, or to perk up leftover roast potatoes. Times, Sunday Times
Reserve the rest of the rice and beans in a microwavable bowl or plastic container along with the leftover fajita mix, and use it for tomorrow's lunch.
Fish cakes of all kinds are a terrific way to use up leftovers or stretch a quantity of protein.
The leftover pulp has no use and is dug back into the ground. The East India Company Book of Coffee
Mitchell probed the leftover debris on the plates Adrian had bussed.
The leftovers, elements of the food that can't be solubilized plus some remaining liquids, are passed into the large intestine. How and When to Be Your Own Doctor
Store any leftovers in an airtight container and sprinkle on a salad or muesli. Times, Sunday Times
I was stealing leftover Valium, Librium, Nembutal, etc by the time I was 11 or 12. Sam Willetts: A season in hell
They use biodegradable carrier bags and use a firm that takes all their leftovers to make pet food. The Sun
Copious leftover tickets were distributed to party staffers and youth to help paper the room.
Living from the soul, which is outward, keeps you from the contracted state of living merely for self-fulfillment, which is a leftover immature perception from a life not purposefully lived. The Way of the Fertile Soul
Both recipes are brilliant ways to turn your leftovers into something very, very special. The Sun
You have to get the leftover solids to ferment and then you have to distill them.
One day, Ivana had found an abundant amount of leftover purple fabric and red ribbon and had sewn a very elegant dress for her.
They are also a useful way of turning leftover stew or trimmings from a roast into a tasty snack. Times, Sunday Times
For example, roast leftover vegetables for ten minutes and then add macaroni cheese on top. Times, Sunday Times
True, he frequented the place, but usually only to get leftovers in the dining area.
The canopy was supported by four ornate wrought iron columns that were leftover from the bandstand in the park.
Farmers feed kitchen leftovers to the pigs.
Among the accomplishments cited in his Time magazine obituary are debunking “such myths as the need to wash mushrooms, devein shrimp and press garlic” and preaching the “imaginative use of leftovers.” Archive 2008-04-01
The whole incubator idea is a sorry leftover from the Internet bubble. The Challenge to Cut Spending, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
I really love coming up with new ideas to turn my leftovers from the day before into something really tasty. The Sun
A plate of chicken leftovers and an empty can of Magnum malt liquor are on the floor.
There will be a lot more food leftovers. The Sun
Stir sauce leftovers through pasta with boiled green beans. Times, Sunday Times
The items rejected most often included raw vegetables and leftovers. Times, Sunday Times
With a soft, gleaming luster that even a little leftover field dust does nothing to hide, tomatoes beckon us to the summer kitchen.
Students raid the fridge of the week's leftovers and concoct an elaborate meal, inviting over friends and family.
We threw together a meal out of leftovers.
Because they had no refrigeration, leftover meat was fed to the dogs, while surplus milk was dished up to the pigs.
As it protects hair from heat during styling, it creates style memory that lasts until you shampoo it out, with no leftover residue.
Designed by Inhabitat favorite Jo Meesters, the spring-colored furniture was crafted using a variation of upholstering and weaving techniques and is an amazing transformation of 34 discarded wooden beams and 16 leftover blankets. Rebecca Paul | Inhabitat
Whether leftover roasted duck or store-bought or homemade confit is used, the green salsa, with the slight tartness of tomatillos, is a perfect foil for the rich flavor of duck. Duck Tacos: Tacos de Pato
Leftover food and unwashed dishes cover the dirty counters.
The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.
Purge any leftover grains by running three to five bushels of organic grains through the combine before beginning the actual harvest of your organic crop.
Those who recall the agonies John faced when confronted with a single pyramid of leftover American cheese blocks after an Origins Awards reception may understand his shock and awe at the entire detritus of the convention left open to even badgeless wretches such as himself. Kenneth Hite's Journal
He's been having plenty of long walkies, dinner leftovers and lots of TLC.
This recipe can serve four easily, and the leftovers are just as good eaten cold.
You simply cannot eat a real deep-dish pizza with your hands unless it is served as a cold leftover. Are Urban Lobster’s $11 Specials Worth the Extra Buck? | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
Earlier this month he underwent a second surgery on his hip to remove some of the leftover bullet fragments from the shooting. Paul Helmke: Really, Jon Stewart of the Daily Show? Really?
I made this salad using the leftover ham and parsley I had on hand, and threw in some toasted hazelnuts for the added crunch and nuttiness.
The 33-year-old Italian noticed that one of the biggest problems his clients faced was how to sell their leftover merchandise.
All year long I lug a small green compost bucket full of leftover scraps, carrot peels, tea leaves, and dead flowers out to the compost bin behind our shed.
My son had the leftovers for supper and I heard him exclaiming his delight as he munched his way through the last few bits.
These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse - drawn carriages.
Drea knelt by the fire and began to empty the contents of the satchel into a pot of leftover water, allowing it to boil.
If there is leftover gammon ham, lamb shank, or roast meat around, he suggests you shred it finely and add at the last minute, for the best of all possible borschts.
If the short-lived moonlet emerged from a debris disk, as Earth's moon did, the moonlet could have forced leftover debris onto Iapetus to form the walnut ridge.
To keep his weight up, leftovers, if appetizing, or wholegrain toast and an apple is an easy snack.
Leftover turkey will keep in the refrigerator for three to four days.
Leftover parsley can be added to chicken or beef broth that has been diluted and put in your ice cube tray.
This dish, said to have originated in Campeche, is eaten all over the Yucatan peninsula, especially around Christmas and the New Year, when there is an abundance of leftover holiday turkey. Chilmole: Turkey in a Dark Spice Sauce
A week later the Japanese reached a point just twenty-five miles from Kweilin and, after a reorganization period of five weeks, resumed the offensive, slicing easily through the leftovers of the Chinese army. The Last Empress
They carry extra feed for some of the animals and leftover meat from a local butcher to stock what they call the vulture restaurant Africa Dispatch: Homes on the Range
The family live a shiftless existence, ‘doing the skedaddle’ from place to place when the bills mount up, sleeping in cardboard boxes and finding their best food source in dustbin leftovers. The Glass Castle « Tales from the Reading Room
I made duxelles with some leftover mushrooms I had.
Phoebe: You should wrap the leftovers in cling film.
During the Great Depression one enterprising young man sought to improve his lot by salvaging ‘quicksilver’ from cinnabar (HgS, mercuric sulfide) leftover from an old mining venture in the area.
The cook will utilise the leftover ham bone to make soup.
And next to it some leftover coronation chicken. Times, Sunday Times
We figured there was no sense with frying up half an onion's worth of onion rings, and that if there were any leftovers, we could refry them the next day. fig. b: in the raw Archive 2009-06-01
Isn't it funny how Republicans expect President Obama to fix the leftovers from the previous administration of raving thugs in mere months when they ruined the country over 8 years? House of Delegates Preview- Part 1
Leftovers are also excellent the next day, and slices can be reheated gently in the microwave or sautéed in a hot skillet with just a little oil.
My observations from the sidelines of several disputes over remediation in neighborhoods adjacent to closed military bases that had similar buried leftovers affecting groundwater and soils is that the public disclosures did more harm through the level of anxiety generated for these residents than the contaminants ever had the possibility ofdoing. The Volokh Conspiracy » Chemical Weapons in my Neighborhood
The leftovers tasted great, but each time we removed the trifle from the fridge the layers had sunk further, as the ladyfingers absorbed more of the sauce and cream, which had additionally deflated, thereby creating a sunken, lopsided look. Blueberry Lemon Tiramisu Trifle
Fans consider her the final arbiter on matters ranging from choosing table settings to winning ways with leftovers.
Local farmers haul away the leftover bedding and manure—sandy, nutrient-rich fertilizer.
Enough for 4leftover roast pork 180gcarrots 180ggalangal or ginger a large lump to give 4 tsp gratedmayonnaise 150mllime ½coriander leaves optionalreserved fat and skin from the roast floury or seedy baps or soft rolls 4Using two forks, tear the pork into thin shreds, then place in a bowl. Nigel Slater's pork recipes
Tell her he didn't wait in the alley behind restaurants hoping for a scrap of leftovers.
Almost 80 per cent stuck to the recommended 48 hours for keeping leftovers in the fridge. Times, Sunday Times
This is a great idea for an Aussie Christmas dinner or even a better way to use the leftover turkey for a Boxing day picnic.
Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad.
Squeeze over a little lemon juice and add any leftover sprigs of rosemary. Times, Sunday Times
She finally called in cops when the starving babysitter came home with a bag of meal leftovers. The Sun
Keep any leftovers in the fridge for the next day. Times, Sunday Times
My family always preserved grapes on the vine and would use them with leftover bread dough to make this tart.
Most of the hotel refuse consists of leftover food, which rapidly decomposes.
Willie made me beautiful dresses, even if she used leftover pieces and remnants.
A water-resistant coating, added later, helps the container keep its strength and shape when it's filled with a hot, juicy cheeseburger or creamy pasta alfredo leftovers, for example.
Making a soup is a great way to use up leftover veg, so feel free to freestyle and embrace extras here and there to avoid wastage. The Sun
Boredom is the problem, they have the basics and then some, food, clothing, housing, sex, and money leftover to get sotted and lack the gray matter of what to do with their time. “We Run ‘Tings, Tings Don’t Run We” « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
The headmaster was a leftover from the Victorian era.
They are also a useful way of turning leftover stew or trimmings from a roast into a tasty snack. Times, Sunday Times
Serve alongside some slow-roasted tomatoes topped with any leftover breadcrumbs mixed with Gruyère.
His mother had tried to smack Jeff for eating the leftover food and instead Jeff ended up hitting her.
Torn chicken with ginger and lime noodles I love leftover roast chicken. Times, Sunday Times
The leftover pulp has no use and is dug back into the ground. The East India Company Book of Coffee
Both of these Indian places have great, intensely flavoured food - and what could be better the next day than leftover Indian takeout?
Whip up cake mix according to package directions, and pour batter into pans (use leftover batter for cupcakes).
Leftovers made great sandwiches and superb stovies. Times, Sunday Times
Never leave any food, even leftover scraps or candy bars, around your tent or campfire.
Even the grungiest station platform includes a bin separated into compartments for paper, glass and Restmüll leftover rubbish, and woe betide you if someone spots you chucking your apple core into the wrong receptacle. German stereotypes: if there's a sign, they obey it
I left the house with a plastic lunchbox that we use to store leftovers, containing a round of tuna sandwiches, an apple, and a packet of crisps.
They indulge in a drinking spree, littering the whole table with soiled dishes and leftovers.
He tracks down and exposes wonder-working nuns and other charlatans, leftovers from The Canterbury Tales, and instead of hanging or flogging them compels them to confess their fraudulence in public. The Men Who Made England
Refrained from overeating beyond my two-waffle capacity, mainly 'cause I know I can have the leftovers for lunch. Mmmm....carbs....
`Well... I made a batch for our houseguest, and there are plenty of leftovers. FURTHER TALES OF THE CITY
After it had all been sorted, the driver came over with a large whisk broom, swept the leftover detritus into the gutter, and off they went, presumably to the next reeking pile.
Try to keep leftovers to make a chicken pie or sandwiches. The Sun
Blend leftover peas into a puree and mix with double cream and seasoning so it's good and thick. The Sun
For example, a turkey pot pie will take care of some of the leftover bird and the vegetables from a premeal crudité platter. Gobble It Up: What to do with leftover turkey
In Puebla and other parts of Mexico where mole is prepared, mole enchiladas, called enmoladas, are a popular way of using leftover mole sauce with whatever filling is handy, be it, chicken, turkey, pork, cheese, or even scrambled eggs. The whole enchilada: Thrifty variations on a Mexican classic
Leftovers from roast dinners could be used up, cold with relishes or made into pies or minced into cutlets and meatballs.
If there is leftover gammon ham, lamb shank, or roast meat around, he suggests you shred it finely and add at the last minute, for the best of all possible borschts.
He hashed the leftover pot roast.
The cook will utilise the leftover ham bone to make soup.
The shapes from the leftover pieces decide the shape of the chair. The ReLegs Chair by Jennifer Heier
leftover meatloaf

How To Use Leftover In A Sentence

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