on furlough

idiom

: with permission to be away or required to be away for a period of time from the place where one is stationed or working : experiencing such a time away

soldiers going home on furlough

workers on furlough from their jobs

Examples of on furlough in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bush, for example, ran the now-infamous Willie Horton ad in 1988, which focused on the story of a Black man who, while on furlough from prison, raped a white woman. —

Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 27 June 2024 While on furlough from her job at the National Trust during lockdown, Woolven began blogging about her experiences, prompting a slew of responses from people around the world. —

Issy Ronald, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024 Without the new spending measure, the government would have shut down just after midnight on Saturday, forcing federal workers — including military members and airport security agents — to go on furlough or work without pay as the Thanksgiving holiday arrived. —

Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023 On Monday, Reagan vetoed the plan and ordered the government to shut down, placing 250,000 federal employees on furlough. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for on furlough

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