leisure
Example Sentences
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Healthcare and leisure led recent hiring, while “knowledge work” shed jobs; S&P 500 earnings grew 29% in the first quarter.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The BLS said leisure and hospitality businesses created 70,000 jobs in May, a jump from the average monthly increase of 14,000 for the prior year.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“Rather, they mostly work in leisure, retail, construction and in-person services jobs.”
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Digital technology isn’t merely accelerating some inevitable tide but is a force unto itself—one that makes solitary leisure more appealing, corrodes the incentives for sociality and, as a downstream consequence, reduces marriage and fertility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“Let me show you. Did John ever neglect you, as you call it, while you made it a point to give him your society of an evening, his only leisure time?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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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