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sick day
noun
- a day for which an employee will be paid while absent because of illness.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
And even if you did take a legit sick day off, chances are you still checked email or Slack because technology is also addictive.
Signed by three prominent scientists, it concludes: "It is my recommendation that they take a sick day to protest for a sick planet."
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