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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After his bacon had gone missing from the counter, a dog owner asked Reddit users to guess which of his pups was the culprit.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The teaser showed Julia Garner as a teacher whose entire classroom of kids goes missing — but only her classroom.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2025
The soldiers went missing last Tuesday while conducting a mission to repair and tow an immobilized tactical vehicle.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
The body of a woman who went missing after falling into a river with her dog in Washington State has been recovered, police have confirmed.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The teaser showed Julia Garner as a teacher whose entire classroom of kids goes missing — but only her classroom.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2025
The soldiers went missing last Tuesday while conducting a mission to repair and tow an immobilized tactical vehicle.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
The body of a woman who went missing after falling into a river with her dog in Washington State has been recovered, police have confirmed.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 13 Apr. 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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