How to Use departure in a Sentence

departure

noun

• The team has struggled since the departure of its head coach.
• What is your time of departure?
• You should plan to arrive at the airport an hour before departure.
• The departures of several key employees have caused problems for the company.
• His previous movies have all been comedies, so this dramatic role is a real departure for him.
• Perhaps most surprising however was his departure from the rule of thumb that if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 May 2023
• More than half of the departures occurred between the first and second year of the four-year program that is designed to groom future examiners.
  — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• The News reported that Piland’s departure was based on a settlement agreement.
  — Aria Jones, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
• Scalia’s focus on the court’s illegitimacy in these dissents is part of the conservative legal movement’s worldview, not a departure from it.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
• For years, major blue-chip advertisers avoided Carlson's time slot, but since his departure last month, advertisements have started to come back, according to a report.
  — Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner, 9 May 2023
• Hill broke in the new era with a shutout and three takeaways, a stark departure from the past.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
• The changes in the wake of their departure are the latest in a series of switchups at the Ticket since last year.
  — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
• Bird’s departure marks a new era at point guard for the United States.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
• Inevitably, queries in the live chat turned to the topic of Ballard’s departure.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2023
• Less than an hour after departures were stopped, flights to the area airports resumed, the FAA said.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
• The subject matter seems like quite a departure for you.
  — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
• See Burke’s memo to staff about Diederich’s departure in full below.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
• He was asked about concerns for him over his CNN departure.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 26 June 2023
• Some would have it that our departure from Niger is of little moment.
  — James H. McGee, National Review, 29 May 2024
• If Musk’s pay is struck down, diluted share count may grow more than 10%, but a departure by Musk could wreck the stock price.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 13 June 2024
• Kent, who announced her departure from NBC on air last fall.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 July 2023
• The zoo has not provided an exact departure date but says the date will be announced 48 hours ahead of time.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
• The Kings’ departure left an economic void in North Natomas.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 29 Apr. 2024
• Brown's departure came as a shock to many on social media.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
• Leonsis began his departure with a cry over crime and noise.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
• That list starts with Gabriel, who should mitigate the impact of Bo Nix’s departure.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Call it an escape, a release, a departure, a crime — Flaco was free.
  — Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• Jackson's departure is the latest in a shakeup in the ranks at Milwaukee Film.
  — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
• In the first episode of season 24, the series was somewhat coy about the in-universe explanation for Dixon's departure.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
• While the exact number of departures can vary each year, the port typically sees a high volume of cruise traffic.
  — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024