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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Our house was spared, but things went missing anyway.
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Jeanie Riess, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
The parents of a missing 7-month-old boy have been arrested after claims of a kidnapping didn’t line up, California deputies say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
All that’s missing is a breakthrough performance at this year’s U.S. Open.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Yet another case involved a collector in Oxnard, California, a wealthy Ferrari owner whose vintage $5 million racer had gone missing in Asia.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jeanie Riess, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
The parents of a missing 7-month-old boy have been arrested after claims of a kidnapping didn’t line up, California deputies say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
All that’s missing is a breakthrough performance at this year’s U.S. Open.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Yet another case involved a collector in Oxnard, California, a wealthy Ferrari owner whose vintage $5 million racer had gone missing in Asia.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 28 Aug. 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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