Examples of leave of absence in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Spearman took a leave of absence as CEO in 2023 to run for Denver mayor and then stepped down ahead of an unsuccessful run for the Denver school board.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
The singer made the decision after a difficult year, taking a leave of absence last spring to be with her children as their father was undergoing cancer treatment.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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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
Spearman took a leave of absence as CEO in 2023 to run for Denver mayor and then stepped down ahead of an unsuccessful run for the Denver school board.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
The singer made the decision after a difficult year, taking a leave of absence last spring to be with her children as their father was undergoing cancer treatment.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Leave of absence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20of%20absence. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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