Greeting
Greeting noun - An expression of goodwill upon meeting.
Leaves
Both words in one sentence
- She then fights off the guy, his mooks, and leaves, greeting Ruby outside the bar.
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When Carter leaves the room to question an informant, Lee (who's new to the United States) cheerfully uses the same greeting with the bartender, completely unaware of any Unfortunate Implications.
Source: N-Word Privileges -
He leaves sarcastic messages on magical landmines in Elvish and, in Foxglove Summer, leaves a literal card for Nightingale - after he tracks down the location of a phone call, all that's in the house is a "With Sympathy" greeting card with "NICE TRY" written inside it.
Source: Literature / Rivers of London
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