sabbatical year
Example Sentences
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Mr Swinney says he has been re-energised by what he terms a "sabbatical year" - saying that "the best thing that happened to me was standing down and having a year out of the front line".
From BBC
He said at the time that he was taking a sabbatical year and added he could be open to coaching a national team after his year off.
From Washington Times
In 1970, when the family left for a sabbatical year in Trujillo, Peru, the Kochs made sure to rent their home to a Black family, apparently the first in the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times
The campaign also coincided with the Jewish sabbatical year known as “shmita” or the year of release.
From Washington Post
He decided against taking a sabbatical year in China, for fear it would make him a target.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
