Examples of leave of absence in a Sentence
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Iconic Detroit Red Wings’ broadcast analyst Mickey Redmond will be taking a medical leave of absence following Sunday’s game against the Ottawa Senators, the team announced Sunday afternoon.
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Shortly after, Noble says the town suppressed who was able to see the video and that Carney took a leave of absence for several weeks.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
In September, Haynes took a medical leave of absence from his mega-church in southern Dallas, Friendship-West Baptist Church, which has long been a hub for prominent Black civic, political and business leadership.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Small town, big drama The show starts with Anna returning to her reporting job at an Atlanta news station after a yearlong leave of absence following the death of her baby, Charlotte, who died suddenly while Anna’s mother Alice (Crystal Fox) was babysitting her.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Shortly after, Noble says the town suppressed who was able to see the video and that Carney took a leave of absence for several weeks.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
In September, Haynes took a medical leave of absence from his mega-church in southern Dallas, Friendship-West Baptist Church, which has long been a hub for prominent Black civic, political and business leadership.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Small town, big drama The show starts with Anna returning to her reporting job at an Atlanta news station after a yearlong leave of absence following the death of her baby, Charlotte, who died suddenly while Anna’s mother Alice (Crystal Fox) was babysitting her.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Leave of absence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20of%20absence. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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