shore leave
Example Sentences
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During their first shore leave after nine months at sea, the sailors spoke about long stretches when they couldn’t speak with family at home and the stress of not knowing when the deployment would end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
An Israeli official said Ankara had submitted a preliminary request for the crew to disembark on shore leave.
From Reuters ● Sep. 4, 2022
And, of course, the service members take advantage of their shore leave to explore the city’s many diversions.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2022
He had not set foot on land since a brief shore leave in August 2019 and he almost never had a day off.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2020
Conversation: men and women joking, talking about shore leave.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
