leisure
Example Sentences
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"They look like a couple of club fighters from a white-collar match in a local leisure centre. It was sad for me to watch."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Another factor in the February report that could prove to be just a one-off: The winter was unusually cold and snowy, which may have depressed payrolls in sectors like leisure and dining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Snowstorms and frigid temperatures in parts of the country likely weighed on employment in February, with the leisure and hospitality and construction sectors losing a combined 24,000 jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The bad news about that is we aren’t going to enter a world of unlimited leisure time anytime soon.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Children now grow up spending much of their leisure time hearing music rather than performing or making it.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing leisure
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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