on leave
Example Sentences
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"When someone knocks on your door and tells you: 'Get up, come on, leave here. This is real, you have to go.'"
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
The department did not say how long the officer has worked for ICE or whether any of the officers involved have been placed on leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Leech was put on leave by Western Asset Management, generally known as Wamco, in August 2024 and permanently left in the summer of 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Khan has been on leave since May of last year, when the Journal first reported the severity of the allegations facing him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Time I’d go out and come back again, her face lit up like I was a soldier home on leave.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
