on vacation

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

David Lee says his children don’t play videogames at home or have phones, but he and his wife treat them to screen time on vacation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They had friends whose cousins had been in the governor’s wedding or had gone on vacation with her.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

“I think a lot of people, when they go on vacation, they totally sign off and disconnect, but he stays connected.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Much of Europe is on vacation on Friday and Monday is a holiday in the U.K., which means markets for more conventional assets, like stocks, will be closed.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

In social studies, while we were drawing latitude/longitude maps, I opened my notebook and stared at the photo inside—my friend Annabeth on vacation in Washington, D.C.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan