The act of departing politely.
1 And it was a great leave - taking when the party reached the wharf.
2 No, not for a moment, not even in the moment of leave-taking .
3 Obviously, they hadn't expected her amiable tone of voice or polite leave - taking .
4 And an hour or two afterwards Yule left the house without leave-taking .
5 The young husband was his nephew, and they kissed fondly on leave-taking .
6 I will not deny that I had hoped for a tenderer leave-taking .
7 When the hour arrived, after much leave - taking , we saw them safely embarked.
8 I can generally bear the separation, but I don't like the leave-taking .
9 Our host's leave - taking was far more formal than his reception of us.
10 I try to be affected, moved, by this leave - taking , but without success.
11 I do not care if there is no grace in my leave-taking.'
12 Second, there are the unfortunate circumstances surrounding our recent leave - taking from the Federation.
13 It was in the fresh, fragrant forest, in the last hour of leave-taking .
14 Every one joined in heartily, forgetting all about the solemnity of the leave-taking .
15 He held out his hand in the mechanical gesture of leave-taking .
16 He dismissed Naaman with cold dignity, in the ordinary conventional form of leave-taking .
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