How to Use take a/the day off in a Sentence

take a/the day off

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  • So, don’t start planning how to take the day off for a parade quite yet.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Some offices may start work a few hours late or allow some to take the day off.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Set it atop a box of her favorite sweets or spa day supplies, then tell her to take the day off and enjoy.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But the Angels were in no position to convince him to take a day off.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Her group had decided to take the day off from skiing at a nearby resort to check out the event.
    Cari Shane, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Employees have to take a day off and it can't be tied to theirr PTO.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Want to take a day off skiing or snowboarding, but still take advantage of the setting?
    Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Some districts have held typical snow days, allowing students to kick back and take the day off.
    Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The bond markets, which are often closed on Veterans Day, will not take a day off this year.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The workers planning to take the day off have drawn attention to inequities faced in their profession.
    Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • Major banks and most public schools, colleges and universities will also take the day off.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Aug. 2024
  • Hill says some people might still take that time to do work during the busy season, but the vast majority of workers take the day off.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Fichtner felt compelled to take a day off from her job as an IT project manager to demonstrate at the courthouse.
    Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • President’s Day is a federal holiday, meaning most banks will take the day off.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
  • President’s Day is a federal holiday, meaning most banks will take the day off.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Federal offices will be closed, and virtually all city, county and state divisions take a day off as well.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Victoria planned to take a day off to fly across the country and work remotely for two days, which fits her hybrid work situation.
    Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 9 July 2023
  • Those working in state firms and institutions were told to take a day off from work to attend the rally in front of the parliament building.
    Dusan Stojanovic, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
  • But it is also often subdued as traders take the day off to extend their Thanksgiving holiday.
    Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • That’s what led Ariel to take the day off that November afternoon and walk the mile from his home to the police station.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The district said with many MPS schools serving as polling locations, students will take the day off.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The outfielder tweaked his right side the night prior and manager Carlos Mendoza told him to take the day off.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 May 2024
  • The initial plan is for Purdy to throw two consecutive days – he will be limited in his number of throws - and then take a day off.
    oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • The union asked its members to take a day off on Friday, which falls between a public holiday on Thursday and the weekend.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • Some are lured to the fields with the promise of higher wages and better working conditions, but once on-site, workers are not allowed to take a day off and face fines for any leaves.
    Haziq Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • While most Americans will not get to take a day off work and the mail will still be delivered, the holiday is worth noting and remembering each year.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
  • Luis Matos hit his first home run of the season, doing it against a left-hander and allowing Jung Hoo Lee to take a day off.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Others spoke of the fight for freedom from all things, even just distractions in the day to day, or called for all companies to take the day off, or spoke of the holiday’s spread in recent years.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
  • The first clip played for respondents featured Newsom describing how his 13-year-old son wanted to take a day off school to meet Kirk.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Her mom, Candice Vega, works from home, an accountant for a small studio, but with quarterly reports due soon, work is just too busy to take the day off.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023

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