How do you use Misses in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Misses in a sentence
Misses meaning
plural of Miss
Using Misses
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Miss
- In the example corpus, misses often appears in combinations such as: he misses, misses the, near misses.
Context around Misses
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Misses
- In this selection, "misses" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fewest, near, guidance, historical, agreed and deadlines stand out and add context to how "misses" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 40 near misses to another and and it misses the california. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "misses" sits close to words such as accord, laptops and majors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with misses
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But the site misses one thing: mobility. (7 words)
But that question misses the point, for reasons. (8 words)
But confusion and near misses have been reported already. (9 words)
Back into the ring Knight goes up top but misses a flying nothing then Jimmy lands a Samoan drop for 2. Now Jimmy goes up top but Knight climbs up there with him and looks for a superplex, Jimmy shoves him down and hits a Splash for a near fall. (50 words)
If two or more jumpers tie for first place, the tie-breakers are: 1) The fewest misses at the height at which the tie occurred; and 2) The fewest misses throughout the competition. (33 words)
If the company misses agreed deadlines, it will be fined up to $1 million per day and up to $10 million per day if it misses deadlines by ten days. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Continued Guidance Misses: Historical misses on financial guidance have led to concerns over management's credibility.
It misses what they represented and what they promised, and it misses the California they created — one that felt, for a time, like the center of the world.
In the caption to the post, Vanderpump admitted that she misses the two guys and misses “it all” as the business remains in limbo amid the pandemic.
If the company misses agreed deadlines, it will be fined up to $1 million per day and up to $10 million per day if it misses deadlines by ten days.
If the tied vaulters have the same number of misses at the last height cleared, the tie is broken by the total number of misses in the competition.
If two or more jumpers tie for first place, the tie-breakers are: 1) The fewest misses at the height at which the tie occurred; and 2) The fewest misses throughout the competition.
In this approach, write misses are similar to read misses.
After Naru fools the Yautja into getting stuck in a bog, the Yautja points its spear gun and fires at Naru, but the projectile surprisingly misses.
Air Force Falcons guard Kellan Boylan (23) attempts and misses a dunk in the first half of the home game against the Omaha Mavericks on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula misses time with friends during load-shedding.
And Margaret misses her doting grandmother (Kathy Bates), whom she sees less often after the move.
Artificial intelligence software company C3.ai posts better-than-expected results in its fiscal third quarter, Zscaler expects billings to slow sequentially, and Marvell's forecast misses analysts' estimates.
Audiences should be prepared for everything from bare-chested theremin playing to wah wah wheelie bin as the duo jump from one hit and 40 near misses to another.
Back into the ring Knight goes up top but misses a flying nothing then Jimmy lands a Samoan drop for 2. Now Jimmy goes up top but Knight climbs up there with him and looks for a superplex, Jimmy shoves him down and hits a Splash for a near fall.
Back up and Robyn misses a charge into the corner, allowing Statlander to hit an electric chair faceplant.
Boulter saves it as Rybakina goes for broke and it just misses the corner.
But confusion and near misses have been reported already.
But long snapper Joe Cardona delivered high snaps on both misses and punter Bryce Baringer could’ve done a better job as the holder.
But that question misses the point, for reasons.
But the site misses one thing: mobility.
Common combinations with misses
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- he misses 26×
- misses the 25×
- near misses 18×
- and misses 13×
- misses and 10×
- she misses 7×
- it misses 6×
- but misses 6×
- misses out 6×
- misses his 6×