How to Use absenteeism in a Sentence

absenteeism

noun
  • The absenteeism, the impact that can have.
    — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And the rise in chronic absenteeism is indeed a sign that schools need help.
    — David Leonhardt, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Half of the achievement gap can be traced to absenteeism, Smith said.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • And Ohio records of absenteeism at schools for the past few years show parents did.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2023
  • That often means absenteeism — and in the near and long term, failure.
    — Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2023
  • Still, the chronic absenteeism trends were most profound in high school.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Yet its chronic absenteeism rate was about four times higher.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Yet its chronic absenteeism rate was about four times higher.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing two or more school days a month.
    — Diane Smith, star-telegram, 3 Feb. 2018
  • But the Supreme Court’s absenteeism on gun rights has left other judges in charge.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Chronic absenteeism, where students miss more than 10% of school days, is on the rise.
    — Nadia Scharf, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Over time, that will harm their health and well-being, causing more illness, absenteeism, and burnout.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • At Infowavz, absenteeism on some days is as high as 8 percent.
    — Manu Joseph, WIRED, 11 July 2003
  • Farley didn't say why Ford would see a spike in absenteeism but not its competitors.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The low turnout is a part of a larger chronic absenteeism problem that's plagued the district for over a decade.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Absenteeism at the jail has been a problem in the past, the Sun-Times reports.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 14 May 2017
  • The only thing that dropped in New Jersey was school absenteeism.
    — Stacey Burling, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The study also concluded that the rate of student absenteeism was about the same in four-day and five-day week schools.
    — Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The initiative aims to cut absenteeism in half at Ohio schools over the next 10 years.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Chronic absenteeism refers to when a student misses 10% of more of the school year.
    — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Chronic absenteeism refers to when a student misses 10% or more of the school year.
    — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The alarm bells around the absenteeism crisis partly relate to learning loss.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Directing a task force to look at the effect of absenteeism on local school systems.
    — Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The rate of absenteeism during the span has been the highest since the pandemic began.
    — Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Exposure can increase the risk of asthma and is linked to higher rates of absenteeism.
    — Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The initial pilot schools have some of the highest chronic absenteeism rates in the district.
    — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Sky-high rates of depression, anxiety, and chronic school absenteeism tell us that all is not well.
    — Ross W. Greene, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For culture, some set goals of reducing absenteeism.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • School districts across the Twin Cities area saw absenteeism spike during the crackdown.
    — ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Her stated goal was to use technology to reduce absenteeism in school.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026

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