This simple statement of a fact left him all but speechless.

The official statement leaves the issue open, and your man this morning was very discreet.

Such vague statements leave us without a vivid enough sense of the author's inner life.

This statement left the Captain somewhat at a loss.

But their statements have left little doubt that they were hoping to use the drive to make the department more racially diverse.

This last statement left him puzzled, but he was too relaxed to ask what she meant.

The statement left unclear whether he would accept another post.

These two statements aren't necessarily contradictory but have left many people confused.

The statement leaves the decision on denying communion to local bishops.

A statement like that leaves us relatively little room for movement in Basle.