sabbatical
IPA: sʌbˈætɪkʌɫ
noun
- An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.
adjective
- Relating to the Sabbath.
- Relating to a sabbatical.
- Relating to the Sabbath
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Examples of "sabbatical" in Sentences
- He will rest and enjoy its sabbatical years.
- He is on sabbatical for the spring semester.
- The Rubinoos began a long sabbatical in 1985.
- In 2003, the band decided to go on a sabbatical.
- It was in a Sabbatical Year on the day of Atonement.
- He was on sabbatical from teaching at the University of Iowa.
- In 1974, he took two sabbatical years and journeyed to the Orient.
- The rest of the year, they are on leave of absence or on sabbatical.
- The sabbatical officers are generally trustees of the students' union.
- 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.
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