How to Use maternity leave in a Sentence

maternity leave

noun
  • And again, no maternity leave for a judge.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The alarm wakes me up for my last day of work before maternity leave!
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The twins had always dreamed of being on maternity leave at the same time.
    — Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Alvarez took maternity leave and struggled with just one kid.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • She did not get paid vacation time or maternity leave or a wardrobe budget.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The goal came in her second game back since returning from maternity leave last week.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • And by a twist of fate, one that turns out to be very important, someone at the lab goes on maternity leave.
    — Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Earlier this year, each sister went on maternity leave for three months each with just one week of overlap.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This determined mom spent three months of her maternity leave building up a stash of frozen breastmilk.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 11 Mar. 2025
  • There is another issue, of course, squirming away in the soft flesh of maternity leave.
    — Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
  • That day will have to be in the distance, though, as Barrett begins her maternity leave.
    — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Alexander will hit the ground running this week following a four-month maternity leave.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
  • And my glacial progress was interrupted by a new baby and maternity leave.
    — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 9 Nov. 2025
  • These women were more likely to have savings, or access to maternity leave.
    — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Sunday marked her sixth game since returning from maternity leave.
    — Josh Gross, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Not so much because of maternity leave or childcare duties, Payscale found.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Thein was on maternity leave with her second child when Musk made his offer to buy Twitter.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Heather did make a brief appearance on the show in season 7 before going on maternity leave.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Pregnant at the time, the employee struggled to get her maternity leave and was fired when returning from her leave.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
  • And once my maternity leave finished, I was offered a promotion and raise.
    — Taylor Murphy, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The first time was right after giving birth to her son – Jamie was working a job with no maternity leave policy.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In June, it was announced there were plans for Augustus to step down from the board in line with her maternity leave.
    — Jake Allen, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Her boss is back from maternity leave, and the two of them are now working as a team at Human Rights Watch.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
  • With no maternity leave and no childcare in the very early days, Cassie was working the equivalent of three jobs at once.
    — Ed Flores, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Smith and Swanson are on maternity leave while Rodman is injured.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • In the United States, maternity leave is a patchwork of policies.
    — Justine Sterling Converse, Time, 16 June 2025
  • We’re thrilled to add Teddy to the crew ❤️ Will be on maternity leave for next few months so to the haters and the losers, enjoy the break!
    — Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Losing her job would mean losing her healthcare and maternity leave benefits.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Thorns forward Sophia Wilson made her first start of the season in her return from maternity leave.
    — ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Natasha was on maternity leave with her second child when she was laid off, leaving her family with a difficult dilemma.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026

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