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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The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said Monday afternoon that divers near D.L. Bliss State Park found at about 2:40 p.m. the second of two people who went missing after the vessel flipped.
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Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Arizona authorities made a dramatic rescue after a woman who went on a hike with her father went missing for three days.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
The girls, who ranged in age from 12 to 16, all went missing in the mid-1990s from Spotsylvania County, Va.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 24 June 2025
On Wednesday, law enforcement officials responded to a report of a missing juvenile resident.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
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Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Arizona authorities made a dramatic rescue after a woman who went on a hike with her father went missing for three days.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
The girls, who ranged in age from 12 to 16, all went missing in the mid-1990s from Spotsylvania County, Va.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 24 June 2025
On Wednesday, law enforcement officials responded to a report of a missing juvenile resident.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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