Examples of departure in a Sentence
What is your time of departure?
You should plan to arrive at the airport an hour before departure.
a schedule of arrivals and departures
The departures of several key employees have caused problems for the company.
her sudden departure from the company
The team has struggled since the departure of its head coach.
His previous movies have all been comedies, so this dramatic role is a real departure for him.
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Los Angeles has been able to witness some of the greatest players of all time along with those in Brooklyn prior to the team's departure.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Professional development organizations are generating outlines and content drafts for SMEs to edit rather than asking them to create the content from a blank page, which represents a significant departure in practice.
—Tracy King, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Flights to Dallas Love Field and Dallas Fort Worth International were held at their departure points, with some diversions.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Prince explained that this system, which itself represented a radical departure from traditional print media business models, is now collapsing.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Professional development organizations are generating outlines and content drafts for SMEs to edit rather than asking them to create the content from a blank page, which represents a significant departure in practice.
—Tracy King, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Flights to Dallas Love Field and Dallas Fort Worth International were held at their departure points, with some diversions.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Prince explained that this system, which itself represented a radical departure from traditional print media business models, is now collapsing.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Departure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/departure. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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departure
noun
de·par·ture
di-ˈpär-chər 
1
: the act of going away
2
: a setting out (as on a new course)
3
: a change from a usual course or standard
a departure from tradition
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