for lack of
idiom
: not having (the thing specified)
They called it a comet, for lack of a better term/word.
For lack of anything better to do, we went to the park.
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Because visas are capped at 85,000 annually, with some exemptions, thousands of talented workers get turned away every year simply for lack of better luck.
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
But two months later, her lawyer filed a request to the Assembly for Heath Flora’s income from the state to be withheld for lack of payment of child support.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Several Italian American men were put on trial and found not guilty for lack of evidence, according to the Library of Congress.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
By last summer, The Root was the only piece of G/O Media left, and not for lack of buyer interest.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
But two months later, her lawyer filed a request to the Assembly for Heath Flora’s income from the state to be withheld for lack of payment of child support.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Several Italian American men were put on trial and found not guilty for lack of evidence, according to the Library of Congress.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
By last summer, The Root was the only piece of G/O Media left, and not for lack of buyer interest.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for lack of
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“For lack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20lack%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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