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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Their attorney said law enforcement did not collect evidence from one of the dive computers, one of which is now missing.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Many of the treasures were recovered years later when five men were convicted of the crime, but some remain missing to this day.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The search for Maria Ramos' missing babies When Miller learned that Jane Doe was Marina Ramos and that Ramos was the mother of two baby girls, tracking down the missing daughters became her priority.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
In the film, former country megastar Misty Jones (Chastain) comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her missing niece (Faith), a rising country musician, and must grapple with her own past and Nashville’s seedy underbelly.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Many of the treasures were recovered years later when five men were convicted of the crime, but some remain missing to this day.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The search for Maria Ramos' missing babies When Miller learned that Jane Doe was Marina Ramos and that Ramos was the mother of two baby girls, tracking down the missing daughters became her priority.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
In the film, former country megastar Misty Jones (Chastain) comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her missing niece (Faith), a rising country musician, and must grapple with her own past and Nashville’s seedy underbelly.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 23 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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