Latin; literally, let him be absent; leave of absence from commons, given to a student in the English universities.
Though Mrs. Winslow meant to keep the fact strictly to herself--for it was one that might have somewhat surprised even the unsuspicious Laura--she and Godfrey had actually spent a long day together during their dual absence from home.
He was also quite convinced that they had met secretly during their joint absence from home.
All this being duly accomplished, I obtained leave of absence from my first lieutenant, an old acquaintance, who, in a ship crowded with supernumerary midshipmen, was but too happy in getting rid of me and my chest.
My father, it appears, was still ignorant of my absence from my ship, and had come down, without my knowledge, on a visit to a friend in the neighbourhood.
I was now upon the ship's books: and though no one knew anything of me, my father was ignorant of my absence from my ship--everything was sacrificed to Eugenia.
You would more readily get the two hours' daily leave of absence from a place like that, where they keep three or four clerks, than you would from where they keep only one.
Roland, out of his wits with perplexity as to how he should conceal his afternoon's absence from Mr. Galloway.
Is it true, sir, that he was not at the office during my absence from it on Friday afternoon?
WENTZ'S LIFE After an absence from Prouty of several weeks, Kate stepped off the train alone one afternoon and furnished the town with the liveliest sensation of its kind that it had known since the Toomeys had gone "on East.
These modern conveniences were an innovation that had come during his absence from "civilization" and his delight in them was not unlike the ecstasy of a child riding the flying horses.
His vivid recollections, given below, of this entry into the scientific arena are taken from a journal he kept for his fiancee during his absence from Sydney on the cruises of the "Rattlesnake.
I can walk but little; but I ride six or eight miles a day without fatigue; and within a few days, I shall endeavor to visit my other home, after a twelvemonth's absence from it.
Dear Sir, A journey soon after the receipt of your favor of April the 17th and an absence from home of some continuance, have prevented my earlier acknowledgment of it.
I was much mortified by the loss of the Doctor's visit, by my absence from home.
It was a precious earnest, that the Lord would also be mindful of the need of the Institution during my absence from England.
During all the time of my absence from Bristol, the Lord bountifully supplied our need.
Putting oxen in field, absence from watch, neglect of a servant, etc.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "absence from" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
