sabbatical
Example Sentences
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But working with people you like is half the battle, and it might be worth talking to your manager/superior about managing your workload, and taking a sabbatical to see if you like not working 24/7.
From MarketWatch
Yes, we learn that he’s going to be taking a three-month sabbatical.
From Los Angeles Times
Especially when it’s revealed that he is on the verge of taking a three-month sabbatical, helmetless, to the Badlands of South Dakota.
Not For Radio, “Melt” Released in October, “Melt” is the frosty solo album by María Zardoya, lead singer of Grammy-nominated L.A. band the Marías, who wrote and recorded 10 of her most soul-baring songs yet during a haunted winter sabbatical in the Catskills.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite having played only one competitive match all season after taking a sabbatical from snooker, O'Sullivan remarkably won the 2013 World Championship.
From BBC
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