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.
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Students and faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago have been on a mission for the last 15 years, helping to recover the remains of service members who went missing in action decades ago.
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
There have been too many of those for the Hornets this season, including Monday’s loss to Brooklyn, and Knueppel is on a mission to ensure that doesn’t become the norm.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
In Thursday's matchup, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was stellar, but the Cowboys are also on a mission to snag a playoff spot, potentially.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
This pair from Nordstrom’s own label is on a mission to make each of their slumbers sweeter, courtesy of its breathable cotton, luxe piping, and green stripes-plus-pink hearts design.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
There have been too many of those for the Hornets this season, including Monday’s loss to Brooklyn, and Knueppel is on a mission to ensure that doesn’t become the norm.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
In Thursday's matchup, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was stellar, but the Cowboys are also on a mission to snag a playoff spot, potentially.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
This pair from Nordstrom’s own label is on a mission to make each of their slumbers sweeter, courtesy of its breathable cotton, luxe piping, and green stripes-plus-pink hearts design.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on a mission
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