on sabbatical

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She was on sabbatical in Israel when the Second Intifada broke out in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

At the grocery store, I linger in the produce section with the reverence of a botanist on sabbatical, basket brimming with romaine, iceberg, butter — anything leafy and remotely flirty.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

I was doing research overseas, on sabbatical from the law school where I teach, when my case of sudden deafness struck.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

Ozbolat has additional affiliations with the Penn State Materials Research Institute and the Department of Medical Oncology at Cukurova University in Turkey, where he is currently on sabbatical leave.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

Informed by Livingston, who was on sabbatical at Caltech, that Charles Christian “C. C.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik