day off
Example Sentences
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I tend to avoid airports on my day off since I traverse them nonstop for this job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"They often report they would rather have a physical accident to have a reason not to show up than just take the day off."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
It wasn’t a full day off, as Smith pinch-hit for Hunter Feduccia in the ninth and scored the Dodgers’ run in the 10th.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Grills, who is 33 and lives in San Francisco, typically works 10 hours a day and takes one weekend day off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“There is no emergency. I just thought you deserved a day off, and I missed my favorite daughter.”
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
