leave of absence
Example Sentences
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In December, he was granted a leave of absence by the club to prioritise his mental health, following his sending off in the Champions League defeat by Chelsea a few weeks earlier.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Instead, Savannah took a leave of absence to be in Tucson with her siblings, serving as the family’s liaison with authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Taking a leave of absence because she is burned out is also… a choice.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
A leave of absence doesn’t automatically safeguard someone’s job, employment lawyers say, though companies also can’t single out those on a protected leave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But she knew, too, that if no baby arrived, she would get nothing, and she would have dropped the entire year for nothing, and her leave of absence would likely become permanent.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
