Below you will find example sentences with "missing person". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Missing Person in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: missing
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 18
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "missing person" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a missing person flyer for, mother of missing person chavelle dillon, police, report and department stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with went missing, reported missing, infected person, went missing, reported missing and missing persons, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with missing person
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
About 12 hours later, Denver Police received a missing person report about Manuel. (13 words)
Brown was reported as missing to the Kansas City Missouri Police Department and was an active missing person case. (19 words)
Murugan was reported to be missing and his family also placed a missing person’s advertisement in major newspapers. (19 words)
Speaking at a press conference today, the police said: “On the 30th of April 2020, a missing persons report was made to police by the mother of missing person, Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, who is 26-years-old. (37 words)
The Chicago Police Department even collaborated with the network A&E on a show called “The First 48: Missing Persons,” showing (as research confirms) those crucial early hours can make or break a missing person case. (36 words)
A movie about a missing person that turns into a murder mystery film that turns into a mind-bending story full of lies, is a twisty psychological thriller that takes viewers on a wild ride. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Detective Sergeant Jason Smith said, “On the 30th April 2020, a missing person’s report was made to police by the mother of missing person Chavelle Dillon-Burgess who is 26-years-old.
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.
Found Missing Person/Warrant Arrest: Mountain Avenue — A male who was reported missing last week turned himself in on an outstanding warrant.
The Chicago Police Department even collaborated with the network A&E on a show called “The First 48: Missing Persons,” showing (as research confirms) those crucial early hours can make or break a missing person case.
Albert Collins, who lives in the neighborhood, said his 53-year-old brother, Daniel, went missing on April 21. Missing person fliers were posted at several businesses in the area.
Danny Biko shared a missing person tweet about Amanda Pungula, a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since 24 June 2020.
Speaking at a press conference today, the police said: “On the 30th of April 2020, a missing persons report was made to police by the mother of missing person, Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, who is 26-years-old.
The best way one can assist them in a missing persons case is to report the missing person at your nearest police station immediately.
Ault police seeking information in “suspicious” missing person caseThe Ault Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a woman missing since March.
Brown was reported as missing to the Kansas City Missouri Police Department and was an active missing person case.
Iola Hartfield, who also goes by the nicknames “Ree” and “Marie,” is missing from the 6000 block of South Vernon Avenue, according to a missing person alert from Chicago police.
Murugan was reported to be missing and his family also placed a missing person’s advertisement in major newspapers.
About 12 hours later, Denver Police received a missing person report about Manuel.
After Mr Iskerka filed the missing person’s reports, Ms Unbehaun was charged in 2017 with child abduction, a Class 4 felony, the Kane County State’s Attorney said Tuesday in a statement.
A missing person flyer for Joseph "Lomsey" Lara is posted on the door of a business in a shopping mall in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
A missing person flyer for Joseph "Lomsey" Lara is posted on the door of a business in a shopping mall in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 21, 2023.
A movie about a missing person that turns into a murder mystery film that turns into a mind-bending story full of lies, is a twisty psychological thriller that takes viewers on a wild ride.
A news release from the Faribault Police Department says officers were dispatched to a missing person report shortly after 5 p.m. Friday.
Detective Inspector Dai Butt said: “All outstanding missing person cases remain open and are revisited periodically in case new evidence comes to light.
Detectives have discounted foul play and are treating the incident as a missing person inquiry, believing that Ms Bulley has fallen into the water.