sabbatical

IPA: sʌbˈætɪkʌɫ

Examples of "sabbatical" in Sentences

Maybe “allowed” to take another sabbatical is less accurate than “encouraged”.
James Mortimer: I think the term sabbatical has to be taken with a grain of salt.
The sabbatical is an opportunity and a gift and I wish it were one that extended beyond the academic world.
When people hear the word "sabbatical," they invariably think, "Sounds great—but there's no way I can do that."
Still, Beyoncé doesn't expect her sabbatical from the music business to be easy, or even necessarily successful.
The Republican announced today he will pass on a presidential campaign, because he wants to take what he calls a sabbatical from public life.
The ensuing revelations of multiple affairs resulted in the loss of endorsements, a sabbatical from the game, poor play when he returned - and eventually, a divorce from his wife Elin.
Wael Ghonim posted a message Saturday on the social-networking site Twitter announcing he would take a "long-term sabbatical" to form "a technology-focused NGO to help fight poverty & foster education" in Egypt.
The earache and overwork made the beginning of this sabbatical from the idiot box a necessity, but now that I have no reason to avoid the output of British television I realize that there is nothing I can be bothered to watch.