How to Use paternity leave in a Sentence

paternity leave

noun

• The law also provides one week of paternity leave for the first time.
  — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2023
• Smith had been sidelined with a concussion and Muncy was on the paternity leave list.
  — John Scheibe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• Workaholic Seth didn’t take paternity leave, so all the bits Samberg had cooked up fell by the wayside.
  — Vulture, 31 Mar. 2023
• Japan wants 85% of male workers to take paternity leave.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
• Quick outs Left tackle D.J. Humphries rejoined the team after a few days of paternity leave.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2023
• Skidmore had taken six months’ paternity leave to look after his son.
  — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
• Alexis Ohanian is making the most out of his paternity leave.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• Apart from the homophobic nature of Pence's comments, the heart of the matter lies in the implications for paternity leave stigma.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
• It was supposed to be the last day of his three-game paternity leave, and when the Dodgers arrived at Wrigley Field, there was little indication Betts might actually play.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Whether Yastrzemski will be around for Opening Day or on paternity leave is an open question.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
• One night, when Meyer was out on paternity leave for his first child, the bar owners dropped everything to respond to a call from their security system at 3 a.m.
  — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2023
• Paxton is expected to start paternity leave Tuesday, and make his next start during the series against Oakland that starts Friday.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• His customer service job only offered paternity leave equivalent to three weeks off, with two weeks paid.
  — Leah Willingham, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
• Research compiled by McKinsey found paternity leave reduces the gap by increasing mothers’ wages in the short term and helping to increase household income in the long term.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Nov. 2023
• On Twitter, the commentator Matt Walsh refused the very concept of paternity leave with the same energy that dads refuse instructions for Ikea furniture.
  — Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
• Authorities have in recent months increased rhetoric on sharing the duty of child rearing, but paternity leave is still limited in most provinces.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
• Authorities have tried to push fathers to take a more active role in childcare – but experts say many men are too scared to take paternity leave due to potential repercussions from employers.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 28 July 2023
• But during paternity leave, he was also reminded of the U.K.’s own shortcomings on parental benefits.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Nov. 2023
• He’s gone from paternity leave weekend fill-in, to usable extra outfielder to potentially pushing Leody Taveras for playing time.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
• Fathers who have more access to paternity leave are better able to adjust to parenthood and are better co-parents, according to a growing body of neuroscience research.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
• But for me, those pressures were replaced with an onslaught of new obstacles like adjusting to my husband’s paternity leave ending, finding childcare and achieving the ever-elusive work/life balance.
  — Liz Hammond, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
• However, reliever Caleb Ferguson could go on paternity leave any day now.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• Statutory paternity leave is only two weeks and the tax and benefit system penalises single parents.
  — Harriet Marsden, theweek, 9 Jan. 2024
• The aura of embarrassment that can surround baby-wearing, diaper changing and paternity leave still reeks of sexism and homophobia; the congressional dads know that to give in to this embarrassment is to lose, to be lost in time.
  — Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
• Better access to fertility treatment and a dramatic overhaul of maternity and paternity leave policy would also be welcome.
  — Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Vogue, 5 July 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024