time off

Example Sentences

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“When I’m working, I just don’t cook at all basically, and then when I get time off I like to putter around in the kitchen. I’m not very good, but I like to do it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Its unique fluke next popped up six years later -- this time off the coast of the Brazilian megacity Sao Paulo.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

"It will be the first strike in the history of the trade union movement designed to stop people having a shorter working week and more time off," an Aslef spokesperson said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

After taking some time off for vacation, Colbert returned to the show with a newly acquired mustache grown during a vacation in Turkey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“Adults need their time off, indeed they do. Why, Anthony would have had me at his beck and call if I hadn’t put my foot down.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer