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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The story follows a pastor and a detective who team up for a missing persons case.
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The Fort Worth Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 76-year-old man, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Over-ear headphones are also harder to lose between the cracks of seats, according to Young who has discovered missing ones after flights.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Since the Bayeux Tapestry is considered French cultural property, the previously missing fragment is slated to be returned to the French republic this year.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The Fort Worth Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 76-year-old man, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Over-ear headphones are also harder to lose between the cracks of seats, according to Young who has discovered missing ones after flights.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Since the Bayeux Tapestry is considered French cultural property, the previously missing fragment is slated to be returned to the French republic this year.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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