go missing

phrase

chiefly British : to become lost : disappear

Examples of go missing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has established a minimum reward of $25,000 in cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country, part of a broader effort to address high rates of violence affecting Native American communities. — Sarah Raza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The little girl went missing from her home in Bara, about 80 miles south of the capital Kathmandu, on August 16. — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

The national spotlight on the area since Guthrie’s disappearance has in turn led to a greater public awareness about the many people who go missing or die in the sprawling desert and reveals just how many families are also searching for answers. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The desperate-sounding call that an eagle named Shadow let out early one morning, after his mate, Jackie, had gone missing, was not a bland biological fact. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for go missing

• dismissing
• nipissing
• characterising
• hissing
• kissing
• reminiscing