day off

Example Sentences

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The union said higher-skilled staff at the sites were last year given 3.6% pay increases "against their will", while those on the factory floor agreed to a 4.2% rise and an extra day off.

From BBC

A federal holiday often portends a long weekend for travel—or maybe just an extra day off to relax.

From Barron's

On Sundays, a day off for IT workers who met their monthly revenue quota of at least $5,000, Koh and his co-workers went shopping for American brands like Nike and the North Face.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here, she runs down her routine for a welcome day off at home in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Currently, paid maternal leave is a little under four months for a first child, while fathers are allowed 25 days off after a birth.

From Barron's