leave-taking
Example Sentences
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The clip did not directly address his leave-taking from Fox or the reasons for it.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023
He could be shed-a-tear somber in “Apopemptic,” which means leave-taking and is a tribute to Louis Andriessen.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2021
Though state paid leave programs increase leave-taking by both men and women, women take longer leaves.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021
Escher territory, where hands draw themselves — a reference that will seem more apt when you read the novel’s last few pages, in which Salvo Montalbano’s own hands contribute to his leave-taking.
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021
“Of all horrid things, leave-taking is the worst.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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