How to Use for lack of in a Sentence
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Most of the tourist shops around the holy sites are shuttered for lack of tourists.
—NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
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But Mariska, for lack of a better word, manned up and took over the damn place.
—Alex Ross, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
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In the background of the video, the wounded lay on pews and on the church floor for lack of space in the hospital.
—Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
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Our jaws ached for lack of something tough to chew (some gum might have helped).
—Tom Hinman, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2024
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The song that plays as he, uh, for lack of a better word, chops up Malcolm?
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Feb. 2023
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Think of it as sort of a Morse code if, for lack of a better term, but think of it as a Morse code.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
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The Henson creatures tend to have such a soul, for lack of a better word.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
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Swift is not alone in being dinged for lack of brevity.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 17 May 2024
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The company, in turn, pledges not to lay them off for lack of business.
—Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 24 July 2023
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The world this quest takes place in is, for lack of a better term, cartoonish.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
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There's a ton of business books out there and then there's a ton of, for lack of a better word, self-help books.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
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Which means that this very broad design survey has gaps for lack of space.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
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Still, the Germany can't be faulted for lack of effort.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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Banks had canceled the state credit card for lack of payment.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
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The charges against Martinez were dropped by a judge for lack of probable cause, court records say.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 19 May 2024
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His lack of a deep playoff run isn’t for lack of his own production.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 8 July 2023
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There is a level of synergy, for lack of a better word, that makes a lot of sense.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
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Gaetz engaged a lawyer and contested the case, and the charges were dropped for lack of evidence.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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Greed, for lack of a better word, isn’t good at conveying that.
—Michael Serazio, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2023
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But his mother has died, left behind for lack of bribe money for a visa.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
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And at night, streets are plunged into darkness for lack of lighting.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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He was briefly jailed on charges of adultery, but the charges were quickly dropped for lack of evidence.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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There was one in the works back around 2008 and due to the economic downturn that went belly up for lack of a better term.
—Jennifer Baker Edwards, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2023
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The police force in Australia should take the blame for lack of foresight on the application of tasers.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
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The source of that donation remains unknown — and not for lack of effort.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 June 2024
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The case was moved to a federal district court, where it was dismissed for lack of standing.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
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Two or three students are assigned to a single locker for lack of space.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
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It also was introduced in the 2021 session and failed for lack of support.
—The Oregonian/oregonlive Politics Team, oregonlive, 2 May 2023
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Bailey and Kobach — along with Idaho — say their challenge won’t be dismissed for lack of standing.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
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However, season 4 in particular received a lot of attention for feeling, for lack of a better phrase, too close to home in some respects.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024
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