Examples of paternity leave in a Sentence
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Omar has led the caucus in recent weeks while Casar has been on paternity leave.
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Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Vásquez made one Triple-A start before returning to pitch in bulk relief at Dodger Stadium and then went back to the minors for another start and a long paternity leave break.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
When Schwartzstein returned this fall from a brief paternity leave, quarterbacks were now encircled by 36 dots that individually could change from red to green to reflect where the blocking was poor or strong.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
The adoption of new norms for both maternity and paternity leave remains fitful, so researchers could probe how work cultures disincentivize taking leave—and therefore having children.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Vásquez made one Triple-A start before returning to pitch in bulk relief at Dodger Stadium and then went back to the minors for another start and a long paternity leave break.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
When Schwartzstein returned this fall from a brief paternity leave, quarterbacks were now encircled by 36 dots that individually could change from red to green to reflect where the blocking was poor or strong.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
The adoption of new norms for both maternity and paternity leave remains fitful, so researchers could probe how work cultures disincentivize taking leave—and therefore having children.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Paternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paternity%20leave. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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