departure

noun de·par·ture \ di-ˈpär-chər \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Examples: departure in a Sentence

Definition of departure

1 a (1) : the act or an instance of departing

(2) archaic : death

b : a setting out (as on a new course)

2 : divergence 2

a departure from tradition

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Examples of departure in a Sentence

What is your time of departure?
You should plan to arrive at the airport an hour before departure.
a schedule of arrivals and departures
The departures of several key employees have caused problems for the company.
her sudden departure from the company
The team has struggled since the departure of its head coach.
His previous movies have all been comedies, so this dramatic role is a real departure for him.

Recent Examples of departure from the Web

Steve Baker, a junior Brexit minister, announced his departure shortly afterwards.

— The Economist, "Britain’s new Brexit plan is savaged—by its own Brexit secretary," 9 July 2018
Other CEOs, including from Intel and Under Armour , followed his departure from the council.

— sarah nassauer, WSJ, "Walmart Takes a Stand on Guns, Gay Rights to Get People to Like It More," 5 July 2018
Following his departure from Tottenham, Matt Wells will take over the role of coach of the Spurs Under-18 side, according to a statement from Tottenham.

— SI.com, "Scott Parker Leaves Tottenham to Join Newly Promoted Fulham as First Team Coach," 4 July 2018
The survey of 1,083 Florida adults, conducted just before Kennedy announced his departure, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

— ledyard king, USA TODAY, "Court vacancy adds to hot-button issues in Florida Senate race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson," 2 July 2018
Rumor says that those disagreements led to the sudden departure of the last planetary protection officer, Cassie Conley.

— adam rogers, WIRED, "In Search of New Rules to Protect Other Worlds From Earth's Cooties," 2 July 2018
The unit must combat the departure of a trio of starters who combined for more than 60 career starts.

— matt murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Army on verge of third straight winning season, Black Knights No. 55 in 2018 preseason college football rankings," 2 July 2018
He and star sophomore guard Zane Martin announced their departures last month.

— jonas shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "Former Towson forward Justin Gorham (Calvert Hall) transfers to Houston," 26 June 2018
In announcing his departure from the race, Wachs endorsed state schools Superintendent Tony Evers who leads the pack of eight Democrats heading into an Aug. 14 primary, according to the poll released Wednesday.

— molly beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Dana Wachs becomes second Democrat this week to leave governor's race," 22 June 2018

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