From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
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Used in the Middle of Sentence
Three black circles to the left of the 45° line in Fig 2C represents etanerecept patients with no improvement in their DAS28-CRP score at week 16.
He had books piled from floor to ceiling. He left yesterday from Chicago. Face away from the wall!
Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
Used in the Beginning of Sentence
Leaving a breath to swell his tradesmen's books, To adonise, to smile, and kill with looks;
Leave the wine for 24 hours and it will clarify.
Left hemicorporeal seizures persisted despite anticonvulsant treatment.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
I can't teach that class today: I'm sick. As for the rest of the teachers, they are still on leave.
I think the VP got tired of playing second fiddle to the president, so if she's not promoted soon, she might leave.
Turn off the machine and unplug it when you leave.
Meaning of leaving for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "leaving" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.