How to Use missing in a Sentence
missing
adjective
- The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.
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This is one of the things that’s missing in the analysis.
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Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 May 2024
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The lack of a missing report had also stood out to him.
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Sarah Portney,
NBC News,
23 July 2023
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Black and Brown girls can go missing and no one bats an eye.
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Journal Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2024
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The missing presence is still there and will be all year.
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Luca Evans,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2023
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The same data found that 1,368 were left dead or missing.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
10 Apr. 2023
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That’s odd enough, but then the black box is missing – and one of the plane’s passengers.
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Barbara Vandenburgh,
USA TODAY,
26 Oct. 2022
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And on the last day, the group was accused of stealing a wallet that had gone missing at the school.
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Annie Ma,
Detroit Free Press,
2 June 2023
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Here's a look at each of the missing Wisconsin children on the list.
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Drew Dawson,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2024
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The people who have gone missing in Greece were all in their mid-50s and older.
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Laura Paddison,
CNN,
19 June 2024
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The role of a mother in search of her young son who has gone missing required some singing.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 Dec. 2024
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Book is hard to crash at first because Book wasn’t missing.
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Dana Scott,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Dec. 2022
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So, what will the Chargers do Sunday to make up for what’s missing?
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Jeff Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Oct. 2022
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In fact, all that’s missing is a scene where Kate takes her glasses off and shakes her hair down.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
10 July 2024
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In August 2015, Rosie announced that the then-teen had gone missing from their New York home.
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Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Oct. 2024
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The flight was nearly full with the exception of a few seats; the two seats next to the missing door plug happened to be empty.
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Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2024
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Emergency crews worked nonstop for three days to search the wreckage for the dead and missing.
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Hanna Arhirova,
ajc,
18 Jan. 2023
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The investigation is ongoing, for the missing and the cause of the fire.
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Brenton Blanchet,
Peoplemag,
20 Mar. 2023
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Shortly later, Walker went missing and his body was found in the mill.
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Alexa Gagosz,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2022
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Tell us what’s missing from the conversation and point out our blind spots.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2023
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The sun’s alignment with Uranus delivers a missing piece of the puzzle.
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USA TODAY,
13 May 2024
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This reveal seems to be a missing puzzle piece for the other cast members.
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Kelly Wynne,
Peoplemag,
8 Mar. 2024
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In all that back and forth about their future, the voice of the Palestinian people has been largely missing.
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Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2024
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The girls went missing that day after going hiking at the Monon High Bridge in Delphi.
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Ron Wilkins,
The Indianapolis Star,
8 Nov. 2024
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The implication here is that what’s missing may have been stolen.
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Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2024
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In the months that followed, her children went missing and Tammy Daybell died in her home.
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Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2024
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Again, she was discharged from the hospital and went missing before Williams could get to her.
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Anita Chabriacolumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Dec. 2022
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No amount of working on this will fix what’s missing in his character.
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Abigail Van Buren,
oregonlive,
18 Mar. 2023
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He was reunited with the first missing toucan late last year.
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Michael Cabanatuan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Mar. 2023
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Finding what is missing can be the beginning of something big.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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