leisure
Example Sentences
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Coming just as postwar America was rediscovering leisure travel, the song was a big hit — and for many, a painful irony.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Higher U.S. oil prices, which have already been more difficult for lower-income families, could curtail spending on travel and services, which in turn weighs on hiring in sectors such as retail and leisure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
But major airlines, after experimenting with fun, cheap, leisure brands like Delta’s Song and United’s Ted, and folding them, launched stripped-down, basic economy fares.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
"I was just reading about DNA photochemistry – for leisure," she recalls.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“Let me show you. Did John ever neglect you, as you call it, while you made it a point to give him your society of an evening, his only leisure time?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing leisure
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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