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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Now, 14 years later, their teenage daughter has gone missing from a summer camp near the family’s Adirondack estate.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 Nov. 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
On Tuesday, a cell phone forensic expert testified that data from Libby’s cell phone shows someone inserted a headphones cord into the phone on the night the girls went missing and then removed it five hours later, according to WTHR.
—Eric Levenson, Zoe Sottile and Jean Casarez, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
In January 2022 — about two months after Kevin went missing — the Jamestown Police Department posted about his disappearance on Facebook.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of missing was
in the 14th century
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
missing
adjective
miss·ing
ˈmis-iŋ
: absent entry 1 sense 1, lost
missing persons
missing in action
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