Examples of leave-taking in a Sentence
the leave-taking of the guest of honor was scheduled for 11 o'clock
the sweethearts' leave-taking was filled with tearful pauses and promises to meet again
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The study of leave-taking was assumed to be more complicated than the study of greetings.
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
Forest fires were lowering human birth weights, zoo chimpanzees in Kyoto enjoy virtual forests, and the chimpanzees of the Bossou community are formal in their greetings but unceremonious in their leave-taking.
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Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2022
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
Forest fires were lowering human birth weights, zoo chimpanzees in Kyoto enjoy virtual forests, and the chimpanzees of the Bossou community are formal in their greetings but unceremonious in their leave-taking.
—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2022
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“Leave-taking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave-taking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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