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.

Examples of for lack of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another Kordofan town, Dilling, has reportedly experienced the same conditions as Kadugli, but the IPC didn't announce famine there for lack of data, the new report said. —NPR, 3 Nov. 2025

Baldwin’s attorneys, meanwhile, recently revived his lawsuit after it was thrown out for lack of prosecution. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025

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. —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

Rhymes for for lack of

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