sick day

American  

noun

1. a day for which an employee will be paid while absent because of illness.

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Example Sentences

He recalls his path was charted before him one afternoon in his native Belleview, N.J., on a sick day home from school in the form of the VH1 show “Pop-Up Video,” which featured music videos accompanied by trivia-filled text bubbles.

From Los Angeles Times

For lower-wage workers who may see a slowdown, Schwarz says he has encouraged them to take a sick day or paid time off if they can do so without endangering their job.

From Salon

Telehealth is the only viable option for patients who can’t take a sick day, find a babysitter — data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the lion’s share of abortion patients are already mothers — or catch a ride to a clinic that may be hours away on public transit, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times

As grades become more important to adolescents and teens in junior and senior high school, many parents also include academic considerations in their sick day decision.

From Science Daily

It’s harder for folks who can work remotely to justify using a sick day, because technology makes it so easy to limp along through our tasks when we should be resting.

From Los Angeles Times