on leave
Example Sentences
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In a statement to Swimming World magazine, US Swimming said the organization became aware of the arrest Monday morning and placed Hilliard on leave while an investigation is conducted by the US sport governing body.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Leave laws simply protect workers from being fired because they are on leave, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Those who were on leave were told the plans would already be under way by the time they returned, according to a senior civil servant familiar with the discussions.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
While Jack was on leave taking care of Sophie, Hoagland told me how Jack had been abducted in Cyprus by a red insurgent faction in sixty-four.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
