Examples of leave of absence in a Sentence
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According to the 2nd century text, an unknown Roman senator who rose to the high rank of praetor once requested that Caligula grant him a leave of absence due to an undescribed ailment.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
Women as caregivers cite: 33% of working women decreased their work hours
29% passed up a job promotion, training, or assignment
22% took a leave of absence
20% switched from full-time to part-time employment
16% quit their jobs
13% retired early
Supporting caregivers benefits everyone.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Twenty percent of the controllers assigned to the Newark airspace took a leave of absence over the incident — a leave that is expected to last two more weeks.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
Two District 4 employees have taken unpaid leaves of absence from the city to commit to campaigning full-time through the election.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
Women as caregivers cite: 33% of working women decreased their work hours
29% passed up a job promotion, training, or assignment
22% took a leave of absence
20% switched from full-time to part-time employment
16% quit their jobs
13% retired early
Supporting caregivers benefits everyone.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Twenty percent of the controllers assigned to the Newark airspace took a leave of absence over the incident — a leave that is expected to last two more weeks.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
Two District 4 employees have taken unpaid leaves of absence from the city to commit to campaigning full-time through the election.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for leave of absence
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“Leave of absence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20of%20absence. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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