How to Use paternity leave in a Sentence
paternity leave
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The law also provides one week of paternity leave for the first time.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2023
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Smith had been sidelined with a concussion and Muncy was on the paternity leave list.
—John Scheibe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
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Workaholic Seth didn’t take paternity leave, so all the bits Samberg had cooked up fell by the wayside.
—Vulture, 31 Mar. 2023
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Japan wants 85% of male workers to take paternity leave.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
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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
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Skidmore had taken six months’ paternity leave to look after his son.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
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Alexis Ohanian is making the most out of his paternity leave.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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However, reliever Caleb Ferguson could go on paternity leave any day now.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
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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
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