nowhere to be found

idiom

: unable to be found : lost
My glasses are nowhere to be found.

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In a court filing Friday, prosecutors said their central witness is now nowhere to be found. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 Christmas is fast approaching, and Kylie is still nowhere to be found. Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025 Dulce was then nowhere to be found after Noema Alavez Perez checked on her children. Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025 Meteorologists say the unseasonably warm weather is being driven by a stubborn high-pressure system parked over the region, keeping skies mostly clear, winds light and precipitation nowhere to be found. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nowhere to be found

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“Nowhere to be found.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20to%20be%20found. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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