Examples of missing in a Sentence
The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.
the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place
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Imagine the heartbreak of a missing pet.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Years after an Idaho woman went missing — and despite her body never being found — her former boyfriend has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her death.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
The vintage Schlitz beer sign for Satin Doll's Lounge, a longtime jazz hotspot popular with Black musicians and Milwaukee police officers, has gone missing.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
All that was missing were a dozen dancers and a town square.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Years after an Idaho woman went missing — and despite her body never being found — her former boyfriend has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her death.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
The vintage Schlitz beer sign for Satin Doll's Lounge, a longtime jazz hotspot popular with Black musicians and Milwaukee police officers, has gone missing.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
All that was missing were a dozen dancers and a town square.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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missing
adjective
miss·ing
ˈmis-iŋ 
: absent entry 1 sense 1, lost
missing persons
missing in action
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