How to Use for lack of in a Sentence

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• Last year, a Kenyan court acquitted Gilbert of child trafficking, for lack of evidence.
  — Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• Most of the tourist shops around the holy sites are shuttered for lack of tourists.
  — NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
• But Mariska, for lack of a better word, manned up and took over the damn place.
  — Alex Ross, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
• Despite that, late last week the university filed separate motions to dismiss the lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction, for partial summary judgment and for judgment on the pleadings.
  — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 July 2024
• 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
• Our jaws ached for lack of something tough to chew (some gum might have helped).
  — Tom Hinman, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2024
• The song that plays as he, uh, for lack of a better word, chops up Malcolm?
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Feb. 2023
• 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
• The Henson creatures tend to have such a soul, for lack of a better word.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
• Swift is not alone in being dinged for lack of brevity.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 17 May 2024
• The company, in turn, pledges not to lay them off for lack of business.
  — Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 24 July 2023
• The world this quest takes place in is, for lack of a better term, cartoonish.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
• 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
• Which means that this very broad design survey has gaps for lack of space.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
• Still, the Germany can't be faulted for lack of effort.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• Banks had canceled the state credit card for lack of payment.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
• 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
• His lack of a deep playoff run isn’t for lack of his own production.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 8 July 2023
• 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
• 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
• Greed, for lack of a better word, isn’t good at conveying that.
  — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2023
• But his mother has died, left behind for lack of bribe money for a visa.
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• And at night, streets are plunged into darkness for lack of lighting.
  — Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 5 June 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The source of that donation remains unknown — and not for lack of effort.
  — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 June 2024
• 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
• Two or three students are assigned to a single locker for lack of space.
  — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
• It also was introduced in the 2021 session and failed for lack of support.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive Politics Team, oregonlive, 2 May 2023

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024