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Explore Missing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like lacking or wanting. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Missing meaning

present participle and gerund of miss

Synonyms of Missing

lacking nonexistent wanting absent lost

Using Missing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of miss
  • Useful related words include: lacking, nonexistent, wanting, absent.
  • In the example corpus, missing often appears in combinations such as: the missing, went missing, reported missing.

Example sentences (20)

All three were missing major players: the Rockets missing James Harden and Russell Westbrook, the Spurs missing LaMarcus Aldridge, and the Nuggets missing Jamal Murray, Gary Harris, Paul Millsap, and Mason Plumlee.

Soon, a kid named Billy asks Lois and Clark to ask for help from Superman to find his missing father, who was a volunteer at Styrker's Prison before going missing (and after telling Billy that people have been going missing there).

Members of Missing Angels-Long Island, a Bay Shore-based organization that searches for missing pets, were using a drone to search for a missing dog named Dezi in the St. James area, according to a Facebook post.

Minot Air Force Base Finds Missing Gun; Explosives Still Missing Officials discovered the M240 machine gun was missing during a routine weapons inventory at Minot Air Force Base on May 16.

According to the Mitchell Museum, out of 5,712 reports of missing Indigenous women, only 116 are logged in the U.S. Department of Justice’s missing person database.

Everyone is in different parts of the Labophase looking for the missing Dr. Vegapunk Stella and Jewelry Bonney; one could argue that people missing is yet another trope of the whodunnit.

Found Missing Person/Warrant Arrest: Mountain Avenue — A male who was reported missing last week turned himself in on an outstanding warrant.

GFD also reported missing swimmers near Agat Marina; one remains missing, with five individuals either successfully rescued or returning to shore.

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Goertzen said to improve responses when a person goes missing, the province is putting $2.1 million from the 2023 budget to create a Manitoba Integrated Missing Persons Response unit.

Government officials and families of long-term missing persons marked the start of Missing Persons Week in Saskatchewan at Wascana Place.

He’s been missing since Friday (13 January), when his wife, writer Evgenia Citkowitz, reported him missing.

His name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along with others still missing from the Korean War.

It doesn't matter how long anyone has been missing, these people have to be reported missing to the police as soon as possible.

Of course missing out on a hobby isn’t as serious as missing meals or having your gas cut off.

Police have renewed their appeal for information to help find a missing Padiham man who has been missing for nine days.

The Bengals were missing right guard and left tackle Jonah Williams at practice and it looks like they will be the only players at risk of missing Sunday’s game due to injury.

The missing actor is thought to have been somewhere in the popular Baldy Bowl area of the California mountain range when he went missing on Friday.

The trailer begins as Pud and Ham realize the gravity of their owner missing, because it's not just their human who's missing – it's all humans.

Though researchers have grown more conscious of "Missing White Woman Syndrome" and diversified newsrooms are helping shed a light on missing minorities, the problem remains nonetheless.

With 12:30 on the clock, the Bucs run a wide receiver reverse that unfortunately goes for a 13-yard chunk, with Perales missing a TFL opportunity, Riley missing an angle that allows his to turn the corner, and finally tackled by cornerback Isaiah Dunn.

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Common combinations with missing

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "missing" in a sentence?
An example: "All three were missing major players: the Rockets missing James Harden and Russell Westbrook, the Spurs missing LaMarcus Aldridge, and the Nuggets missing Jamal Murray, Gary Harris, Paul Millsap, and Mason Plumlee." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "missing" from authentic English texts.
What does "missing" mean?
Missing means: present participle and gerund of miss
What are synonyms of "missing"?
Common synonyms of "missing" include: lacking, nonexistent, wanting, absent, lost.
How many example sentences with "missing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "missing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.