Examples of leave of absence in a Sentence
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Just days later, Harvey took an unexpected leave of absence and ultimately announced his decision to retire.
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Despite not having them and captain Victor Hedman, who is on a leave of absence for personal reasons, the Lightning improved to 5-0-2 in the past seven games.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
With full-backs Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde both out because of hamstring problems, Flick had Cancelo, a winter-window loan signing who hasn’t had many minutes, and Araujo, who only returned from a leave of absence in early January and had started one game since, as backup options.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 13 Mar. 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
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Despite not having them and captain Victor Hedman, who is on a leave of absence for personal reasons, the Lightning improved to 5-0-2 in the past seven games.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
With full-backs Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde both out because of hamstring problems, Flick had Cancelo, a winter-window loan signing who hasn’t had many minutes, and Araujo, who only returned from a leave of absence in early January and had started one game since, as backup options.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 13 Mar. 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
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“Leave of absence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20of%20absence. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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