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Now, Louisa has opted to take a six-month leave of absence that everyone but River realizes is a permanent break from the service.—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 Catz and Hurd continued as CEOs until Hurd took a leave of absence then died in 2019, after which Catz carried on alone.—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 Some flights attendants have already taken voluntary unpaid leaves of absence.—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 Miran, who was confirmed to the Fed’s board of governors on the eve of the September meeting, has taken a leave of absence from his role as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leave of absence
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