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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Across the country in Virginia, where there are more than 350 active missing person cases, Billy Chrimes has been struggling with recruitment since the economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The bodies of three girls who went missing last month have been found.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 May 2025
The missing logic is very evident in the thriller that also fails to offer thrills and suspense.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The body of a missing Middletown woman was recovered from a river at Haddam Meadows State Park on Thursday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The bodies of three girls who went missing last month have been found.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 May 2025
The missing logic is very evident in the thriller that also fails to offer thrills and suspense.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The body of a missing Middletown woman was recovered from a river at Haddam Meadows State Park on Thursday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 13 May. 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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