How to Use sick leave in a Sentence

sick leave

noun

• He's been on sick leave since last Thursday.
• We are allotted three weeks annual sick leave.
• Many don't have paid sick leave and need to keep up with their bills.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022
• The call for more paid sick leave was a major sticking point in the talks.
  — Kevin Freking and Josh Funk, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2022
• And some of the big railroads will now offer paid sick leave.
  — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
• My sick leave was six months of full pay and six months of half-pay per annum.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 3 July 2023
• At the end of each year, unused sick leave balance can be cashed out.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021
• Those with little or no sick leave may lose their jobs.
  — Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• The update came on the same day that the King’s two-week sick leave ended, according to the palace.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
• As the days went by, Moore used up her sick leave, then her vacation days.
  — Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 16 July 2021
• Some workers and labor groups say the law deprives them of such rights as sick leave.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 14 Mar. 2023
• That number has barely budged since the start of the pandemic, when 75% had paid sick leave.
  — Emily Barone, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
• Both offices provide staffers with two weeks of sick leave.
  — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2021
• People are going on sick leave, and more are staying on sick leave for longer.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024
• For those who aren’t paid — about one-fifth of the U.S. workforce lacks sick leave — their jobs won’t be counted by the government.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2022
• The advent of remote work is also changing the culture around sick leave.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
• Now, the agreement—without the sick leave provision—goes to the White House, where Biden is expected to sign it.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 1 Dec. 2022
• Even when paid sick leave is available, workers aren't always made aware of it.
  — CBS News, 10 Jan. 2022
• Even when paid sick leave is available, workers aren’t always made aware of it.
  — Anne D'innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2022
• By contrast, roughly half of workers on the low end of the wage scale lack paid sick leave or vacation time.
  — Elizabeth C. Tippett, Chron, 2 July 2022
• But many of the workers who benefit from sick leave policies can work from home.
  — Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
• Domestic workers fell sick, and few had health care or sick leave.
  — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022
• But the man on horseback turned out to be her brother-in-law, Stewart Stranahan, who was home on sick leave from the Army of the Potomac.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021
• One study showed that there was a 30% decrease in sick leave for people who were in biophilic workplaces.
  — Angel Madison, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2021
• The votes on the minimum wage and paid sick leave came on a day when protesters flooded the Capitol on many bills.
  — Daniel Funke, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
• There are tax breaks for companies that offer paid sick leave.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2021
• Ashman returned to work on Wednesday after two days of sick leave.
  — NBC News, 8 Apr. 2022
• Older firefighters tend to take more sick leave, Richards said.
  — Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2021
• This year, sick leave was at a record high with mental health being cited as the main reason for needing to take time off work.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023
• Officials have also said there will be relaxed restrictions on sick leave to care for family members.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 July 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024