absent without leave
Example Sentences
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While he was gone, Army leaders declared him absent without leave, opting to not consider him a deserter, which is far more serious.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
The Pentagon has so far described King’s formal status as “AWOL,” or absent without leave.
From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2023
The Navy said he had gone absent without leave and had been listed as an “active deserter” since March 11, 2019.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023
The British Army said a small number of soldiers had "disobeyed orders and gone absent without leave" and may have travelled to Ukraine "in a personal capacity".
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2022
So if there's any fatalities come this Christmas Time, Barret', he says, 'or any undue gains in weight or losses in weight, I shall infer, Barret', he says, 'that you was absent without leave.'
From Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell
