1.   He returned to work after a prolonged absence.

2.   How are you going to explain your prolonged absence?

3.   Sometimes foundations are shaken to the core by the premature death or prolonged absence of the main attachment figure.

4.   Requests for prolonged absence during term time are strongly discouraged.

5.   He has had three prolonged absences this season, and only a fool would suggest he should be blamed for his injuries.

6.   He thought the prolonged absence of Radja could open things up for Montross.

7.   In one city I know, the prolonged absence of its principal orchestra would be a ripple barely felt.

8.   Muhammad Ali and George Foreman eventually regained the heavyweight title in their comebacks from prolonged absences.

9.   Some even lose their jobs because of the prolonged absence from work.