Examples of missing in a Sentence
The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.
the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place
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By the time the missing money is discovered, tracing it back to the scammer can be extremely difficult.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Here's what researchers found Both studies found that a small missing piece of DNA code located next to the Rho GTPase-activating protein (ARHGAP36) resulted in orange fur coloration.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Uriel Thompson, 13, went missing Wednesday morning after he was last seen around 10 a.m. near 63rd Street and South Benton Boulevard.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
In Virginia, a 12-year-old boy went missing after he was swept into floodwaters from a creek in Albemarle County, Virginia.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 May 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Here's what researchers found Both studies found that a small missing piece of DNA code located next to the Rho GTPase-activating protein (ARHGAP36) resulted in orange fur coloration.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Uriel Thompson, 13, went missing Wednesday morning after he was last seen around 10 a.m. near 63rd Street and South Benton Boulevard.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
In Virginia, a 12-year-old boy went missing after he was swept into floodwaters from a creek in Albemarle County, Virginia.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 May 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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missing
adjective
miss·ing
ˈmis-iŋ 
: absent entry 1 sense 1, lost
missing persons
missing in action
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