How to Use absent without leave in a Sentence

absent without leave

adjective
  • He was removed from this agency during the academy process for being absent without leave.
    — Breanna Edwards, Essence, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The only judge to be convicted by the Senate was one impeached for being absent without leave.
    — Haley Bemiller, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The hunt for movies that are missing, believed lost, or absent without leave is one of the more demanding thrills of the restorer’s mission.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Those absent without leave scientists were not just stiffing their home institutions, Lauer points out.
    — Jeffrey Mervis, Science | AAAS, 26 June 2019
  • Beagle said the Army may also take disciplinary action of its own, including charges of being absent without leave and theft of a weapon from the base.
    — Meg Kinnard, USA TODAY, 6 May 2021
  • Caesar is stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, but has been absent without leave since April 2.
    — Fox News, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Under the Hunter provision, if members are absent without leave — something granted only by a majority vote — they can be punished.
    — Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Adding to the strain are the warnings from supervisors that taking a day off could be considered absent without leave, or AWOL.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Leaving without sanction or quitting is considered AWOL or absent without leave.
    — Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2021
  • For failing to report for duty, after more than 24 hours he normally would have been listed as absent without leave, or AWOL.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 4 July 2021
  • All were judges in the early 1800s, and all were acquitted, meaning the Senate didn’t vote to finalize their removal, except for one judge who was absent without leave.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The official added that the administration believes that Ukraine can also optimize its current force by more aggressively dealing with soldiers who desert or go absent without leave.
    — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The panel found there were no detailed procedures for what commanders of small units should do if a soldier is missing, but not necessarily AWOL, or absent without leave.
    — Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The letter also sought extensive documentation on base policies and procedures, including details on how soldiers are determined to be absent without leave and how search-and-rescue operations are conducted for missing service members.
    — Chuck Lindell, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2020
  • In May, the Pentagon was forced to pull the plug on a training program for Afghan pilots in Texas after a government watchdog discovered that some 40 percent of the students were reported as absent without leave.
    — Fox News, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Or wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, who cashed in on a $500,000 bonus against the Colts for breaking 500 yards receiving after returning to the 49ers in early September with Brandon Aiyuk rehabbing a knee injury before going absent without leave.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025

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