free time

Example Sentences

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As a travel nurse, she worked monthslong stints in hospitals nationwide—and used her free time to explore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Corral, originally from the Bay Area, spends his free time baking, gardening and watching competitive reality TV.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“I spend so much of my free time looking for these places because I genuinely love the process,” says Stewart, who lives in a 1920s-style townhouse in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“Big Time” argues that regardless of how busy many people feel, most have free time they are failing to leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

When the captain retires for afternoon tea, or whatever a man like him does with his free time, I climb to the crow’s nest, to get as far away from the Abyssal Serpent as possible.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman