How to Use missing in a Sentence

missing

adjective
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  • The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.
  • This is one of the things that’s missing in the analysis.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
  • The lack of a missing report had also stood out to him.
    — Sarah Portney, NBC News, 23 July 2023
  • Black and Brown girls can go missing and no one bats an eye.
    — Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The missing presence is still there and will be all year.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The same data found that 1,368 were left dead or missing.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
  • That’s odd enough, but then the black box is missing – and one of the plane’s passengers.
    — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2022
  • And on the last day, the group was accused of stealing a wallet that had gone missing at the school.
    — Annie Ma, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2023
  • Here's a look at each of the missing Wisconsin children on the list.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The people who have gone missing in Greece were all in their mid-50s and older.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 19 June 2024
  • The role of a mother in search of her young son who has gone missing required some singing.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Book is hard to crash at first because Book wasn’t missing.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The Times asked the mayor’s team on Thursday why the Q and A has gone missing from so many of the mayor’s video clips and livestreams.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • So, what will the Chargers do Sunday to make up for what’s missing?
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Luke Bell would sometimes go missing for weeks at a time.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In fact, all that’s missing is a scene where Kate takes her glasses off and shakes her hair down.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 July 2024
  • When the robe goes missing, Larry persuades Susie to sew the Klansman a new one.
    — Malina Saval, Variety, 3 Aug. 2022
  • In August 2015, Rosie announced that the then-teen had gone missing from their New York home.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
  • 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.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Emergency crews worked nonstop for three days to search the wreckage for the dead and missing.
    — Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Sandy goes missing and, in the resulting search, fantasy takes over both Conor’s life and the movie.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Athena Alert is intended to bridge the gap between the time a child goes missing and the time a statewide Amber Alert is issued.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The investigation is ongoing, for the missing and the cause of the fire.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Shortly later, Walker went missing and his body was found in the mill.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Tell us what’s missing from the conversation and point out our blind spots.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • The sun’s alignment with Uranus delivers a missing piece of the puzzle.
    — USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • This reveal seems to be a missing puzzle piece for the other cast members.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In all that back and forth about their future, the voice of the Palestinian people has been largely missing.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The girls went missing that day after going hiking at the Monon High Bridge in Delphi.
    — Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Billy Huddleston, 12, went missing and was found dead in a field.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025

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