How do you use Absent in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like away or present, plus the exact meaning.
Absent in a sentence
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Absent meaning
- Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
- Not existing.
- Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
Example sentences (20)
I would like to begin with an apology, for I am going to be absent from our diocese for the next roughly five weeks.
Absent any professional polling it is impossible to know why residents voted the way they did, one expert argued.
Absent superpowers like Morocco and Egypt, 46 of the 54 nations on the continent are found in sub-Saharan Africa.
And she was notably absent when the former president gave a speech at Mar-a-Lago repudiating the charges against him.
It is not uncommon to encounter people who have not spoken to a family member or been absent from a church for years.
But when her absent father Jason (Harris Dickinson) turns up out of the blue, she’s forced to confront reality.
I bet you’ll get the brilliant impulse to shed the ball and chain you’ve been absent-mindedly carrying around with you.
It follows that Ms Yates is entitled, absent appellate court interpretation, to treat complainants as putative victims.
Assault would no longer be criminal, when the defendant was guilty only of intentional force application absent consent.
And though the gift of musicality is pronounced in her mother’s bloodline, it’s not absent from her father’s.
It emphasised the importance of the presence of prosecutors, who were absent for the first hours of the raid.
Cameron Carter-Vickers and Jota were absent for Celtic, who brought in Yuki Kobayashi, Tomoki Iwata and Sead Haksabanovic.
Absent specific information, then, I would say that the risks here may be less substantial than you fear.
As the trial’s eighth eighth day gets underway, New York Attorney General Letitia James is absent from court for a second day.
Cotham said later that day that while she didn't support the permit repeal, she had informed both parties she would be absent.
Absent the stereotypical donut refreshments, a spread of Chick-fil-A breakfast was prepped in the back.
Ellen DeGeneres voices Marlin's absent-minded but devoted friend Dory who accompanies him in his quest.
In addition, he is not perfect, with his major fault being that he is always caught as absent-minded.
Any celebrity wrestling woes are completely absent in, as every actor who works a match looks like they've been training for years.
At this point, Victor should be piecing things together, but they're just living happily, ignoring the chaos and their absent kids.
Common combinations with absent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- absent from 44×
- was absent 22×
- absent for 16×
- were absent 15×
- be absent 12×
- are absent 11×
- been absent 11×
- is absent 9×
- notably absent 8×
- absent in 7×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word absent. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.