is nowhere to be found

idiom

: cannot be found
The book was nowhere to be found.

Examples of is nowhere to be found in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Klimek: This phrase—the phrase Sojourner Truth, has come to be known for—is nowhere to be found in that friend’s account. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024 Human remains are lying in the streets, yet the multinational security mission long touted by Haiti’s neighbors as a game-changer for its gang problem is nowhere to be found. Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 Now, with starvation, profiteering, and internal chaos on the rise, the militant group that has ruled the strip for 17 years is nowhere to be found. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024 But when Bree comes downstairs their final morning, Ty is nowhere to be found and there’s a stranger dead in the foyer—the missing woman the entire Internet has become obsessed with: Janelle Beckett. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024 But one glaring omission has not escaped the notice of wrestling fans: Chris, the youngest Von Erich, who also wrestled but failed to match his brothers’ success — and died by suicide in 1991 at age 21 — is nowhere to be found. Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023 The boxer — or the entertainer — is nowhere to be found. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024 And as always, the City of Trees is nowhere to be found. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024 Debra Crew, a U.S. army veteran who arrived at Diageo after leading tobacco company Reynolds American, argues that cocktails like the Paloma can be a passport into international liquor cabinets where tequila is nowhere to be found. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023

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“Is nowhere to be found.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/is%20nowhere%20to%20be%20found. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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