on a mission

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: undertaking a task that one considers to be a very important duty

She's on a mission to locate her lost sister.

Examples of on a mission in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Cavill and the gang of misfits are on a mission to blow up Nazi U-boats, their more sophisticated partners in crime, Olusanmokun and Eiza González are getting up close and personal with Nazi soldiers to create distractions and gain more information about their enemy. —The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024

But a lifelong Detroiter is on a mission to make sure Jackie Robinson’s legacy is never forgotten, particularly among young people in Detroit. —Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024

Support journalism on a mission to make business better. —Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024

Just minutes before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was set to get underway in April 2023, New York Post Editor-in-Chief Keith Poole and star columnist Miranda Devine were on a mission to find an extra seat. —Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024

But our journalist heroes are on a mission, mercenaries of their tradecraft. —Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2024

The Carolina Panthers are on a mission to fix their football foundation this offseason. —Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024

Together, Helen and Sam set off on a mission to investigate who killed Jason and why, leading them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024

Legitimacy is why the Warren Court was on a mission in 1964. —Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024