His absence left the middle of the Cavalier defense wide open.

There was no longer a need to keep moving, but the absence of worry left him at loose ends.

The governor's absence would leave the committee without its star witness.

His absence left a dark, cold void in her heart.

I was thinking that the absence of a daughter's smile could probably leave a mother wishing she were dead.

Yet his absences have left many wondering why he is not in the city.

His absence in her life left a place for me.

Her absence left me unencumbered for the war to come.

Her absence left a gap that let the wind through.

In any event, his absence leaves the Yankees without power.