How to Use take a/the day off in a Sentence

take a/the day off

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  • Employees have to take a day off and it can't be tied to theirr PTO.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Some offices may start work a few hours late or allow some to take the day off.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
  • But the Angels were in no position to convince him to take a day off.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Set it atop a box of her favorite sweets or spa day supplies, then tell her to take the day off and enjoy.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Instead of working out, Mexico chose to take the day off.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The bond markets, which are often closed on Veterans Day, will not take a day off this year.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The holiday allows many state employees to take the day off.
    Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN, 9 June 2023
  • Fichtner felt compelled to take a day off from her job as an IT project manager to demonstrate at the courthouse.
    Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Want to take a day off skiing or snowboarding, but still take advantage of the setting?
    Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Some districts have held typical snow days, allowing students to kick back and take the day off.
    Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Those working in state firms and institutions were told to take a day off from work to attend the rally in front of the parliament building.
    Dusan Stojanovic, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
  • The inclement weather forced Shane Terry, 33, a Felton resident, to take the day off Monday.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The initial plan is for Purdy to throw two consecutive days – he will be limited in his number of throws - and then take a day off.
    oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • Some are lured to the fields with the promise of higher wages and better working conditions, but once on-site, workers are not allowed to take a day off and face fines for any leaves.
    Haziq Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Victoria planned to take a day off to fly across the country and work remotely for two days, which fits her hybrid work situation.
    Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 9 July 2023
  • Her mom, Candice Vega, works from home, an accountant for a small studio, but with quarterly reports due soon, work is just too busy to take the day off.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • President’s Day is a federal holiday, meaning most banks will take the day off.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
  • President’s Day is a federal holiday, meaning most banks will take the day off.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • But it is also often subdued as traders take the day off to extend their Thanksgiving holiday.
    Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The medication had worked and there were no complications, but the woman’s mother was indignant that politicians had forced them to take a day off work and school to make the six-hour round trip to Atlanta.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Tuesday’s demonstrations, organized by 45 unions and organizations, are expected to prompt a large part of the female work force to take the day off.
    Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Federal offices will be closed, and virtually all city, county and state divisions take a day off as well.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Embodying Dilbert, Longfellow weaves an elaborate tale of how a spontaneous decision to take a day off from work led to him having an epiphany about an inevitable race war.
    Katie Reul, Variety, 4 Mar. 2023
  • National holidays were seen as occasions to learn about great figures (even Christopher Columbus) and pivotal episodes in America’s history, not just to take a day off and go shopping.
    Leslie Lenkowsky, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023

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