on a mission

phrase

: undertaking a task that one considers to be a very important duty
She's on a mission to locate her lost sister.

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Aditi Sinha, Marketing Exec & Founder, Point Of View Label on a mission to end pocket inequality, reshaping how women dress for power. — Aditi Sinha, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Ippolito set out on a mission to find her mom’s missing dress. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Harmony Ellis, a high school senior in Philadelphia, is on a mission to get other students to kick the popular habit of vaping. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Daylyn Upshaw came into his sophomore season with the Miami Hurricanes on a mission. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on a mission

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“On a mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20mission. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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