How to Use leave of absence in a Sentence

leave of absence

noun phrase
  • Robinson then took a leave of absence.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Both have been put on in definite leave of absence from the sport.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Ward took a three-game leave of absence and struggled upon his return.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Scores of teachers have vowed to take a leave of absence in protest on Monday.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Dahlin ended up missing three games during that first leave of absence.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Paula, for her part, is out of jail, not allowed to see her daughter, and on a leave of absence from work.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Kaiser placed her on a 30-day unpaid leave of absence, after which she would be fired.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Jones has been away from the program since January on a leave of absence.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Vara took a leave of absence from her freshman year at Stanford to be with her sister.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • And Hass was the team leader while Lana had a leave of absence before.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Chris has been on an unpaid leave of absence from work since September to care for his wife.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • During a medical leave of absence from school, Reid’s hair fell out in fist-sized clumps.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Addie decided to take a leave of absence from college.
    — Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Asking for a leave of absence due to a breakup may sound like a taboo concept for the boomer generation.
    — Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Hundreds of flight attendants are on unpaid leaves of absence.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In general, very few students who take a leave of absence from school end up returning.
    — Ryan Travia, The Conversation, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Nevils took a leave of absence from her position after her complaint was made public.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In April she was put on a leave of absence, and a month later her job went to Todd Allen.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Howell took a leave of absence from his work in Arizona to return to his dying wife’s side.
    — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Still, his work permit expired at the end of March, forcing him to take a leave of absence from work for two weeks.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • This article has been updated with news of Brave’s leave of absence.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Six days later, Khan took a leave of absence that brought the work of the court to a virtual standstill.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Riemer was then put on a leave of absence, but later returned after the election, the document states.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The spokesperson did not respond to questions about when the leave of absence began, what the reason was and whether it was paid or unpaid.
    — Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Converse requested a six-month leave of absence from the Journal, without pay.
    — Howard Fishman, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Miran plans to take an unpaid leave of absence from his advisory role at the White House.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • My husband took a three-month leave of absence from his job and went to get his mother moved out of her companion’s house and into her nearby home.
    — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Bruins have placed Lucic on an indefinite leave of absence from the team.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Perez took a leave of absence from Oxford while working on Marblar and never returned.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 May 2025
  • Johnson is back on the Granada bench after taking a leave of absence from the team last season to care for his newborn child.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025

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