for lack of

phrase

: 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.

Examples of for lack of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People like Patti Smith, Sly and the Family Stone, and Janis Ian have been cancelled for lack of ticket sales. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026

Taylor received a pass with Tobin taking the heat for lack of talent last year. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Not for lack of computing power, now trillions of times more powerful. — Celine Herweijer, Time, 15 July 2026

In the business world, this is both an opportunity lost (there is value to be found in those different views) and a recipe for lack of execution. — Susan MacKenty Brady, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for for lack of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove