nowhere to be found

idiom

: unable to be found : lost
My glasses are nowhere to be found.

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Why is the word nowhere to be found at the encampments and the rallies or in the news reports and the op-eds and the open letters? David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 Two days have passed since the robbery, and Manny is still nowhere to be found. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025 The man on top of the world was suddenly nowhere to be found. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024 To commenters on the preseason bracket who noted that Rutgers was a preseason Top-25 team yet nowhere to be found in the field of 68: Sorry, nailed that one. Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nowhere to be found

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“Nowhere to be found.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20to%20be%20found. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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