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
Conspicuous leave-taking tends to break up a party and should therefore be reserved for an hour when that would be a favor to the host.
From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2021
“I miss you,” he says, and “No Time to Die” is uncommonly preoccupied with memory and leave-taking.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2021
Even now he could feel the start of the long journey, the leave-taking, the going away from the self he had been.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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