How to Use sabbatical in a Sentence

sabbatical

1 of 2 adjective

• Maya Moore, who was the face of that protest, is in the midst of a two-year sabbatical from the sport for the cause of social justice.
  — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2020
• At Synchrony, Brown and his team are sorting out the details of how the sabbatical will work.
  — Jena McGregor, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
• Rant to the Jet Ski riders in the slough, spoiling the sabbatical calm with mechanized din.
  — Seattle Times Readers, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2019
• After the sabbatical, Popovich, true to his word, returned to Pomona-Pitzer.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 8 Mar. 2022
• Weiss, a 48-year-old mother of two in Northwest D.C., was about to embark on a sabbatical from work.
  — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
• At the time, Mo and Cher were on a monthlong sabbatical in Oxford, England.
  — Brooke Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• Amid all the rancor, the church’s pastor asked to take a short sabbatical and never returned.
  — Greg Jaffe and Patrick Marley, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
• Bodyguard Michael Bryce is on sabbatical when the wife of the hitman he was hired to protect in the original film saves his life.
  — cleveland, 18 May 2021
• In the short term, though, sometimes a beach sabbatical is a wonderful thing.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022
• The following year, Buzz went on sabbatical and moved to Manhattan to be near Janie.
  — Longreads, 4 Apr. 2022
• That could include the ability to travel, to take a sabbatical, or to achieve other goals.
  — Eric Roberge, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• The entirety of my one and only sabbatical was spent in divorce court.
  — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• While there are 19 vehicles listed here—one of which will merely be on sabbatical for a year—not one of them is a crossover.
  — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 31 July 2020
• The couple were working abroad for a few months while Jason was on a work sabbatical and Amy uploaded a short video of the two of them relaxing.
  — Beth Ashley, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2021
• Many artists who were kept off the road due to the pandemic and were inspired to write during their forced, sabbatical and have returned with fresh perspectives and new sounds.
  — Corbin Reiff, SPIN, 30 June 2022
• The bi-monthly zoom sessions formed before the pandemic and around the time that Hardwell decided in 2018 to go on a sabbatical, Luke says.
  — Alexei Barrionuevo, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2022
• UConn legend Maya Moore, currently on a sabbatical from basketball but a career member of the Lynx, was a huge part of that run.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 22 Sep. 2020
• The human attention span is short; the flu’s brief sabbatical might have purged it from our minds at an inopportune time.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2021
• Everybody seemed to be on sabbatical from something, delighted to spend part of their downtime working in the green-gold olive groves of Puglia.
  — Ben Yagoda, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2020
• Nazeri gives the example of the worker who decides to take a sabbatical mid-career.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 26 July 2022
• The hit factory needed a sabbatical, but rather than let her rest, Britney’s agency was all but erased.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2022
• However long Reynolds’ sabbatical turns out to be, the break is hardly unearned.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2021
• In addition to writing, the sabbatical is giving Mr. Toubes precious time with his teenage boys.
  — New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022
• MacKinnon is on a sabbatical, which is meant to be a period of rest and reflection.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
• Instead, over half of those surveyed believe the four-day workweek will gain the most traction, followed by 20% who think that sabbatical policies would.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
• The brands that have found success in taking a social media sabbatical have solid fan bases and, therefore, could pull it off without too many risks.
  — Maddie Raedts, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
• One of Beloved’s staff members, Dr. Kares, had even gone into last year’s sabbatical with a secret scheme to log back on a week earlier than the rest of her colleagues to get a head-start before spring.
  — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2022
• Some shocked colleagues teased that joining H.R. would be like going on sabbatical.
  — New York Times, 15 June 2021
• Not everyone returns from a sabbatical refreshed and ready for new challenges, of course.
  — Anne Kadet, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2022
• The role was previously supposed to be played by Samantha Ruth Prabhu who is now taking a year’s sabbatical due to health reasons.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024

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sabbatical

2 of 2 noun

• She recently returned to work after a two-year sabbatical from her acting career.
• Several professors will be on sabbatical this year.
• Several professors will be taking sabbaticals this year.
• His wife, who is a judge in France, took a sabbatical to join him.
  — USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• Well, that molasses takes a long sabbatical in the back of your pantry.
  — Jesse Sparks, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2019
• For many people, a sabbatical is a unique chance to step off the hamster wheel.
  — Michael McFall, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• In some ways, my time in Tehran was the best sabbatical one academic could wish for.
  — Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 24 May 2018
• Cesnik was 26 years old and on a sabbatical from the Roman Catholic Church.
  — Chris Boyette, CNN, 9 May 2017
• Kalita goes on to write about how workers are finding ways to take breaks—even if a full sabbatical isn't in the cards.
  — S. Mitra Kalita, Fortune, 26 May 2021
• In May, Nibert took a sabbatical to write a book about these very topics.
  — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• His mother, Chris, took a sabbatical from her teaching job to be at Casey’s side during the day.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 3 June 2017
• My senior year in high school was a parental sabbatical to Stanford.
  — Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
• They were joined by Mihdhar, who returned to the U.S. from his sabbatical in Yemen.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
• That fall, William had found himself on sabbatical, two months of freedom with pay.
  — Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
• At the same time, her father was on sabbatical leave at a Methodist seminary.
  — courant.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• Suarez is going to take a little bit of a sabbatical from food challenges and let some other fans step up.
  — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2018
• Take your vacation days and sabbaticals and go be with them.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• James has not had the benefit of taking two sabbaticals the way Jordan did.
  — Charles P. Pierce, SI.com, 28 May 2018
• The temps are dipping and the days are shortening, but that doesn’t mean your outdoor workouts need to take a sabbatical until spring.
  — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 16 Nov. 2020
• Jody, on a sabbatical from her post as CEO of Vulcan, now holds the keys to a pivotal decision that many think will unfold in the coming year or so.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive.com, 17 Aug. 2019
• Maybe Manziel has tightened things up while training during his sabbatical from the NFL.
  — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 6 Apr. 2018
• The sabbatical did what it was supposed to do for me personally, in terms of letting me step back and have a real sense of freedom.
  — Marcia Manna, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Czech forward Tereza Vanisova, taking a sabbatical from the Boston Pride, was tied for third on her team in assists (four).
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021
• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been on a break from royal duties since November and haven’t been photographed or seen since the start of their sabbatical.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Dec. 2019
• Maryland’s job opened when Kevin Anderson went on a six-month sabbatical in October and stepped down in April.
  — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 25 June 2018
• In April, Ghulati handed the reins over to his right-hand man and began what initially was intended to be a six-month sabbatical.
  — NBC News, 18 Jan. 2022
• Jordan famously took a sabbatical to play baseball and came back for a second three–peat.
  — The Crossover Staff, SI.com, 5 June 2018
• Conrad said he was called a bully, forced to take a sabbatical from preaching and ordered to seek counseling.
  — USA Today, 13 Feb. 2020
• Lacy, who has split his time between the 53-man roster and practice squad this year, said his sabbatical running scout team has helped him in numerous ways.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2019
• Paid sabbaticals and huge signing bonuses are among tools being used.
  — Pete Norman, Bloomberg.com, 4 June 2023

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