shore leave

Example Sentences

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Normally arrival in a new port means loading and unloading cargo, shore leave, and ordering provisions.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

The Navy was big business for Long Beach, and for the Pike, where thousands of Navy “gobs” stationed here spent some of their shore leave and their earnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

Times were different when Jerome Robbins choreographed “Fancy Free,” his 1944 one-act ballet about three sailors on shore leave.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

An Israeli official said Ankara had submitted a preliminary request for the crew to disembark on shore leave.

From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2022

Beatrice proceeded on the arm of Lamont, who had shore leave for the occasion.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck