How To Use Leisure In A Sentence

The model nature of Windsor involved imitation, as of the Tudor style, to make a statement with a lot of leisure about it.
As for leisure activities, a few old weights and a sledgehammer is the gym. CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2009
A leisurely breakfast - even the motel manager was moaning about the way the Italians "hogged" the muffins this morning and drank cups of milk instead of putting it on their bran flakes! TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
We did get a digital box so we could record programs and watch them at our leisure and not get tied to a schedule for tv programs but we end up recording so much that it always seems like I spend more time trying to watch tv and clear space in my digi box than write. On Efficiency, Or How To Get Everything Done As A Multi-Tasking Writer - by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn
Judges don't have to shoot from the hip. They have the leisure to think, to decide.

But government does not have the freedom to make proposals in haste and repent at leisure. Times, Sunday Times
The poor litigant will wait for the somnolescent process and leisurely pronouncement and the wealthy litigant will have his case speedily terminated. The Hindu - Front Page
The coming of television brought about a revolution in people's leisure activities.
Unlike other porpoises and dolphins, belugas are quite leisurely.
We then walked through a natural arch in the rock, which might have pleased us by its novelty, had the stones, which incumbered our feet, given us leisure to consider it. A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
As to the pay of the Mercenaries it nearly filled two esparto-grass baskets; there were even visible in one of them some of the leathern discs which the Republic used to economise its specie; and as the Barbarians appeared greatly surprised, Hanno told them that, their accounts being very difficult, the Ancients had not had leisure to examine them. Salammbo
I'm a lazy good-for-nothing at heart, so I don't want to waste my precious leisure time paying bills.
Old deliberate contemplations, perceptions after long regard ingathered from abundant nature, theories leisurely compacted in sunshine or storm, to stand in the fields of memory, crowned with beauty by the indulgent years. Apologia Diffidentis
Use it to get info at an accident site or learn the treatments at leisure. Times, Sunday Times
Swimming pools usually come under 'leisure centres' in the telephone directory.
She could not become the shrill edgy hurried harridan the war had tried to make her while his square, leisurely, beflowered, inscrutable figure passed daily up and down between those pale considerable buildings. Maid in Waiting
He approaches each film in a leisurely and mechanical fashion, like a round of golf. Times, Sunday Times
Now more and more city adults spend their leisure time trying to improve themselves at school or college.
He moonlights as a nightwatchman at the Meadowbank leisure centre in Edinburgh.
Unless we are to believe naively that leisure and luxury crystallize out of thin air, we must recognize and acknowledge that the comforts of globalization are reaped from the labour and toil of others.
Disney's quest is to conquer the worlds of entertainment and leisure.
The American will go home and his leisure hours are more important. Times, Sunday Times
The book is ridiculously baggy and poorly paced: my paperback is practically cuboidal but in its 700 words pages big events are often compressed whilst minor ones are leisurely pondered. Revelation, Redemption and Absolution
Major producers of military and civilian outdoor tent pole bracket, leisure travel with the climbing pole, ski pole, pole competition with products such as the arrow.
She said that instead of looking to build a new leisure pool the money could better spent on a larger facility.
Despite the entry of a myriad of new age sports onto the community calendar, traditional leisure pursuits such as shooting seem to be holding their own.
There is little detail about retail and leisure developments so presumably nothing to catch the imagination is on its way.
It is near the seafront and a leisurely stroll west will take you to Brighton. Times, Sunday Times
And so he had grown in the warmth of his parents 'love, trained in what we call outdoor sports, but which are life itself to the Arab, until at fourteen no one could surpass him in running or horsemanship or spear-throwing, whilst with rifle or revolver he could clip the hair off the top of a man's head, the which strenuous accomplishments he balanced in passing his leisure moments in the gentle arts of verse-making and even music, in spite of the latter being condemned by religion; also did he learn to converse in foreign tongues. Desert Love
I don't go to bed early enough and therefore struggle to get up in time to get ready at a leisurely pace.
The writing on the wall was clear - never act in haste to repent at leisure.
In prewar days, she had occupied her time with a little leisurely sewing or gardening and reading her library books, her gentle reveries interrupted only by afternoon tea brought to her on a tray.
This company specialized processing production T-shirt, knitting movement coverall, association uniform, culture T-shirt, leisure series and so on.
As for me, if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water.
The busiest men find (or have) the most leisure (or time).
The meal comes to a leisurely close with wedges of custard-filled torta or purchased almond biscotti served with vin santo, a sweet golden dessert wine, or espresso.
We also balanced out the hectic days with more leisurely moments. Times, Sunday Times
Local Activities: walks, golf, fishing, leisure centre.
French language (a thing indispensable to the happiness of married life), piano-playing (a thing wherewith to beguile a husband’s leisure moments), and that particular department of housewifery which is comprised in the knitting of purses and other Dead Souls
It is suitable for most age groups who enjoy a leisurely stroll, making a lovely afternoons walk for families.
The Aquatic Centre includes a leisure pool, lap pool, waterslide, lazy river, drop slide, sauna and hot tub.
Drawing on these experiences, Webb's novelettes focus on the leisure-time activities of upper-class society in London, Paris, and Cannes.
We started a leisurely stroll through what really were beautiful gardens.
She was resigned to getting a proper job and finding a leisure pursuit for the weekends. Times, Sunday Times
Some cognac with a nutty finish may be leisurely consumed at her Watergate apartment.
Caitlin allowed herself the leisure of investigating him more closely.
After all the prizes have been met, the surplus is spent on things which will benefit all staff members, such as creating picnic and leisure areas.
Older people have disposable income and leisure time, key factors in their willingness and ability to buy and use computers.
Which is why Queensland's finest are on their way to Malaysia - home of the world's only herd of wild cattle - to prove that a carefree life of leisure reduces the incidence of bovine sapphism.
Here are some outstanding examples of blogging that caught my eye in a leisurely stroll around the blogroll earlier this morning.
War brought an abrupt end to this life of leisure. Times, Sunday Times
These extremely productive people like to be occupied in their leisure time with pursuits such as craftwork, hiking or reading.
Lolling in their leisurewear, with lager cans as a substitute for ammo, these soldiers don't quite belong in that tragically vulnerable company. The big picture: On the way to the Falklands War, 1982
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.
Most people only have a limited amount of leisure time.
Such comforts take the forms of more leisure and ease in life in the field of physical sciences, while in the spiritual field they become rituals and traditions.
The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have. William Hazlitt
But too many traditional members' golf clubs fail to recognise that most of Scotland's new courses are commercial operations run as leisure businesses.
Moreover, the practice, in England at least, of the printing of chapbooks and ballads meant that reading for leisure was also a possibility.
The exhibition on the theme of growing up in a small fishing village looked at stories of truancy, illness and religion and what children of those bygone days did during their leisure time.
This will entail government acting inter-ministerially - creating a conducive environment for the private sector investment in the provision of accommodation, hospitality and leisure. Discussion Documents for Commissions
Because of this fact alone I should not commend the diversion of moving save to people of very ample means as well as perfect leisure; there are more reasons than the misery of flitting why the dweller in the kilderkin should not covet the hogshead reeking of claret. Suburban Sketches
Yet since its 2006 float, the share price has been on a leisurely saunter. Times, Sunday Times
-- 'And surely,' he continues, 'if the purpose be in good earnest, _not to write at leisure that which men may read at leisure_' -- note it -- that which men may read at leisure -- 'but really to The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
The park has become a place where office workers brown-bag it and take leisurely strolls.
There's an extensive wine list for those planning a leisurely lunch. Times, Sunday Times
She is also quick to point out that there's more to her than just being a footballer's girlfriend and spending money on pink velour leisure suits.
In addition to providing Tarbell with subjects for portraiture, Emeline and her siblings served as models for figures in genre paintings of leisured genteel life.
Most people only have a limited amount of leisure time.
Yet, as Bolger leisurely sets the stage for the coming conflict, the story comes alive.
While this lengthy retrieval process was being effected, the batsmen were trotting up and down at their leisure to compile the 47 runs necessary for victory. Great Sporting Failures
The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.
No distinction will be drawn between the commercial and leisure sectors and the limits will apply to anyone who is flying or working with aircraft in their free time.
A time to reflect, gather my thoughts and pray, at leisure.
She'd been on everybody's back most of the week, getting a feel for her New York companies and finishing up with dinner with Eric last night-which, while fun, could not by any stretch of the imagination be called restful-and today Ria was looking forward to a leisurely day of shopping and sightseeing. Beyond World's End
Monica enjoyed a privileged and leisured lifestyle, she did not have to work and had no children.
This might be an opportune time to explore or return to hobbies, leisure activities or career pursuits.
If you want to shop at your leisure and not waiste a lot of time getting through a crowd and a bunch of junk go when ther is no market. Tonala
Selection of the finest cow leather, fine process of finished product, simple fashion design, a new manifestation of modern life style of leisure.
The company said it was looking to introduce unbranded leisure and sportswear to compete with value-for-money retailers.
Now in her senior year she had the leisure to take it easy.
Economic maximizing and consumerism have induced workers not only to opt for overtime but to choose time-saving devices to aid in their leisure.
A leisure centre complete with ice rink and an auditorium for rock concerts: not really the best place for a dignified ceremony.
Apart from these obvious attractions, I have always found it difficult to understand the appeal of this leisurely, some might say, soporific sport.
Wealth may be an exscellent thing, for it means power. leisure, and liberty.
Next month, the poster campaign will be extended to include public buildings like libraries and leisure centres.
So if among virtuous actions political and military actions are distinguished by nobility and greatness, and these are unleisurely and aim at an end and are not desirable for their own sake, but the activity of reason, which is contemplative, seems both to be superior in serious worth and to aim at no end beyond itself, and to have its pleasure proper to itself (and this augments the activity), and the self-sufficiency, leisureliness, unweariedness The Nicomachean Ethics
I then had time to take a leisurely view of my gitana, while several worthy individuals, who were eating their ices, stared open-mouthed at beholding me in such gay company. Carmen
The timer eliminated the need for a stopwatch and enabled participants to start at their leisure.
Wealth may be an exscellent thing, for it means power. leisure, and liberty.
he writes in his leisure hours
Here is a a more leisured pace of life and courteousness that are only a memory in the frantic bustle of Kuala Lumpur.
This concept may be equally applicable in other sectors, such as services and information-ultimately producing more leisure time.
This really does look uninviting after dark, and is used by many more people, whilst this additional lighting would benefit both the school and the leisure centre entrances.
Spend the afternoon exploring the many shops and galleries, or take a leisurely boat cruise.
He studied at the University of his native city, choosing the law for his profession, but making music the occupation of his leisure hours, -- the well-known contrapuntist, Türk, being his instructor in musical theory and composition. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860
The only bright spot for leisure bosses was the changes to the tax regime for amusement machines. Times, Sunday Times
That leisurely pace is what makes a balloon ride such a satisfying experience.
The leisureliness of the Times's coverage is especially apparent when compared to that of its top competitor. Unfit to Print?
The journey is a leisurely scenic amble along the Italian coast. Times, Sunday Times
It began to provide leisure facilities for its members, including rooms in the Queen Street headquarters for people who played bagatelle, billiards and ‘who wished to indulge in the doubtful activity of smoking’.
Many small business owners now use them for work in the week and as a leisure vehicle at the weekend. The Sun
It comes hot on the heels of a £1.5 million investment at the hotel to provide a leisure facility, including swimming pool, whirlpool, large gym and sauna.
The check by common will on private greed, the care for public health, the protection of childhood and manhood, the securing of fair leisure from the monotonies of modern labor, form a program hardly to be called radical any longer. Happy Tax Day: Progressive Taxes and Christian Faith
That way I can record shows and listen to them at my leisure.
The most busiest men find (or have) the most leisure (or time).
The client is also understood to be working up proposals for the final phase of the project to build a leisure centre.
To sum up, Kitzbuhel is a major year round sporting and leisure centre and as such offers every facility.
It doesn't help matters that they will sometimes get outright stuck on some feature of the landscape, leaving you free to plink the enemy to death at your leisure.
Age and hygienic necessities bind me to a somewhat anchoritic life in pure air, with abundant leisure to meditate upon the wisdom of Candide's sage aphorism, "Cultivons notre jardin" ” especially if the term garden may be taken broadly and applied to the stony and weed-grown ground within my skull, as well as to a few perches of more promising chalk down outside it. The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley
To be leisurely and carefree is endemic to the place. Excerpt: Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
But government does not have the freedom to make proposals in haste and repent at leisure. Times, Sunday Times
Our efficient machines which promised to give us more leisure time have only increased our expectations and anxiety about being more productive. Christianity Today
On Wednesdays I train for hockey in the local indoor leisure centre.
The leisure industry was an urban phenomenon at a time when most of the population did not live in towns.
I told him my theory that the shootist was an amateur, since a pro, having the time to do it, would probably have killed the bodyguard first, then killed Marcus at his leisure. Death on a Vineyard Beach
Supposedly we are a conforming nation, but what we have "conformed" to is a life of leisure and excess. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
You definitely need some athleisure that is super-duper rather than sofa. Times, Sunday Times
They are interested in hiring a car so they can have the freedom to explore at their leisure.
The train opened up the countryside as a place of popular leisure. Times, Sunday Times
None but a wise man can employ leisure well.
The comfortable spaciousness of the centre makes shoppers to browse in the most leisurely fashion away from the harsh elements outside.
Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina Manuscript received January 4, 2008; manuscript accepted April 19, 2008 Abstract Purpose: To test a mediational model of the relationships among motivation-related variables in middle-school physical education and leisure-time physical activity behavior. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
There is a similar argument concerning leisure activities, the theatre, for instance.
This leisurely approach yields a beguiling panorama of Deep South society. Times, Sunday Times
I have another day of leisure tomorrow, then a quiet weekend.
Americans have either no leisure, or no inclination for those moments of delassement that all other people, I believe, indulge in. Domestic Manners of the Americans
It should be consumed freely, and should be indemnified against the criticism of a leisured elite.
Staff at the Carlow stations were also working away at a leisurely pace.
Private and public wealth acquired from trade gave the citizens of Miletus an unprecedented amount of leisure.
So, brushing the sawdust off the doup of one of them, and slipping it into my coat pocket, which was gey an 'large, I popped at leisure up the close to pay my neighbour a friendly visit. The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself
Although the film is strongly plotted, its leisurely pace and quiet tone take it more in the direction of character study than the rollicking caper promised by the packaging.
In some scenes, Depp's white, polyester leisure suits and humongous gold-rimmed shades are so hilarious that it is hard to take him seriously.
There is the land of course, with its leisurely rhythm and the cottages that seem to grow up out of the earth; the old alehouse, the Helyar Arms which, I discovered, and contrary to popular stories about English cooking, can give you a wonderful lunch. Roger Housden: T.S. Eliot's Village Bares Its Teeth
But Scotland and Sunday can reveal that Pimm's, the drink most revered by England's leisured classes, is in fact made entirely in Scotland.
See Republican critic after Republican critic blast these money-grubbing, greedy, lazy, freeloading moneybags who are offensively overpaid, get off work at a leisurely 2:30 in the afternoon, have three months of vacation, and can live off their fat pensions in high-life luxury retirement, jetting to Paris and Biarritz and drinking champagne cocktails while sucking the life out of the Real America. Robert J. Elisberg: Revealed: Who Actually Caused America's Financial Collapse
The second day of the trip is set aside for the team to enjoy the hotel's leisure centre, which has a sauna, whirlpool and indoor swimming pool.
A recent survey found that young Chinese spend about one-third of their salaries on leisure activities including dining out and going to bars.
There's an extensive wine list for those planning a leisurely lunch. Times, Sunday Times
The elderly have more leisure time, they need more spiritual appetite substantiated.
Frequently our younger engineers had leisure activities involving strenuous physical activity.
Perched on a stool by the door, clad in tasteless leisure-wear… [he] would trade coarse badinage with his regulars.
Mr. Skillcorn walked off leisurely towards the potato ground, singing to himself in a kind of consolatory aside Queechy, Volume II
Swimming pools usually come under 'leisure centres' in the telephone directory.
The OED says "couch potato" originated as American slang, meaning "a pennon who spends leisure –time passively or idly sitting around, especially watching television or video tapes" .
It will also include retail and leisure units, community facilities and a health care centre.
A little further afield, Maple Lake at the Oaks is good for 30 to 40 lb pleasure nets and big bags of bream, carp and tench have been taken at Oaktree Leisure at Huby.
The latter, therefore, would be a more likely engagement than the former when leisure is chaliced be hostile economic forces that make it costly. On That ASAUK Paper
Trousers reached a wider audience first as beachwear, then for leisure pursuits and also in the form of pyjamas.
Yet since its 2006 float, the share price has been on a leisurely saunter. Times, Sunday Times
The activewear retailer was boosted by the growing popularity of 'athleisure', the trend of wearing training gear outside the gym. The Sun
Residents have access to an exclusive gym and leisure centre.
Now more and more city adults spend their leisure time trying to improve themselves at school or college.
More than half of the country now considers itself middle class and is working less and enjoying more leisure time. Times, Sunday Times
Lunch was a leisurely affair.
The journey is a leisurely scenic amble along the Italian coast. Times, Sunday Times
In 1957, the "Little Showboat" made its debut and took passengers on a leisurely "paddle" around the lake.
I take enjoyment and satisfaction from my work, my family and leisure activities.
After much leisurely rambling, we made tracks for Provincetown, a charming seaside town.
I swear to you, if my father starts wearing his beige and brown leisure suit again, I will make the fashion mavens responsible for this pay.
Most reported that they spent more than 50 per cent of their leisure time on smartphones or the internet. Times, Sunday Times
The subject, again and again, is the American family at leisure, picnicking, playing, sightseeing.
A reindeer sleigh ride was more leisurely but just as wonderful. The Sun
A couple of hundred yards away in a wooded area just beyond the local Leisure Park another major collection of empties awaits.
While experientialism stresses the importance of a personal acquaintance with what we categorize as the divine, evidentialism provides an anchor to prevent such hypothesizing from meandering off into exceedingly esoteric or individualized speculation by providing a basis for belief any interested party is free to investigate at their own leisure. Redblueamerica.com blogs
Wealth may be an exscellent thing, for it means power. leisure, and liberty.
Beach imagery, backyard barbecues, and sport also became symbolic of a leisured lifestyle, and were reinforced with the rise of international tourism.
You will be able to stroll at leisure through the gardens.
You will do better to spend your day here behind stout doors and await my leisure. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Some readers may be frustrated by the apparent lack of action and the leisurely pace of the plot but these devices are used intentionally by McEwan to convey his overall message.
It is considered to be one of the world's most beautiful capitals, offering visitors a wide selection of sightseeing and outdoor-leisure options.
With such numberless callers as I have daily received from all parts of the United States, the frequent courtesies from the families of congressional members, and the occasionally accepted invitations to the theatre, the opera, or other public entertainments (many of which invitations, while appreciating the kindly spirit, I was obliged to decline), my leisure moments were much occupied. Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen
Clearly distinguishing the weekend from the week suggests both a routinisation of time and a contrast between work time and leisure.
Trek, the US bicycle manufacturer, with a factory in Carlow, has presented six tandems to Tandem Cycling Ireland for use as leisure and competition machines by the 80 impaired members of the organisation.
This offers massage, facials, manicures and sunbed while the health and leisure club has an 18-metre swimming pool and a modern gym.
On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.
The riverside scheme, which is due to open in November next year, will include a large shopping centre, a four-star hotel, leisure facilities and a multiplex cinema.
Here, you can ski the steep terrain at your leisure, always stopping to enjoy the views, and then coming out again at night for some night skiing.
And you think we have leisure time to listen to some ghost shit now?
She rose with an air of calm that she struggled to attain and strolled leisurely toward the back of the manor. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
To my mind, golf can be categorized as an aristocratic game reserved exclusively for the leisured classes, big shots and whimsical big spenders.
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.
The powder areas are like wide open fields, not too steep, enabling you to make turns at your leisure, spraying clumps of fluffy snow in both directions.
He said that "he felt uncommonly well, had much less of the dyspepsy than he had experienced for years," followed his little girls to their favorite haunts, and seemed to realize the blessing of leisure. Rich Enough a tale of the times
Some of Johnny's friends saw in this promptitude a high mark of respect and affection; others felt a haste, almost undue, to turn the new erection into a bulletin of "actualities"; and a few surmised that had the work not been done with promptitude it might have come to be done in a leisurely fashion that spelled neglect: if it were to be done, 't were well it were done quickly -- a formal token of regard checked off and disposed of. On the Stairs
ONE SHOULD not judge people by the externals; the dress they wear or the kind of leisure activities they prefer does not make them any less Indian than others.
After this we drove in silence awhile; that is to say Diogenes ambled along at his own leisurely gait, as if he very well knew that 'time was made for slaves'. Peregrine's Progress
So from my perspective the whole of what followed seemed to pass in a rather leisurely fashion from a comfortable vantage point behind a thick wall. Times, Sunday Times
Judges don't have to shoot from the hip. They have the leisure to think, to decide.
A major factor with significant explanatory power for both participation and intensity is the leisure orientation of the consumer.
The refined and leisured lifestyle from the 1920s and 1930s can be relived when viewers appreciate the varied designs of their mandarin gowns and the way they made themselves up.
One day as he leisurely strolls through London, he bumps into Pamela, a beautiful woman who is collecting donations for some charity.
The growth of tourism has spurred equivalent developments in the hotel and leisure-related sectors.
The main topics covered are finance, health and leisure, together with the social aspects of adjusting to retirement.
It appears as the centre-spread of a special pull-out section of Leisure, dedicated to promoting the arts, their contribution to tourism and the spin-off benefits to the economy of South Lakeland.
For the leisure industry, they stock wet suits, surf and ski boards and Yamaha Jet skis.
On receiving the unexpected order, Pepe rose from his habitual attitude of recumbence, stretched himself at his leisure, yawned several times, and then obeyed the summons, saying as he went out: "What the devil fancy has the captain got into his head to send for _me_? Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora
What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.
Bolton Council's rangers have a series of events taking place to suit everyone - with fun days, music and leisurely strolls.
We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish 19it at leisure20.

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