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.

Examples of on a mission in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Docter confirmed that Violet and Dash are on a mission to prove themselves as capable Supers in the upcoming film. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

The film follows Daniel Dymiński, a father on a mission to locate his son, Chris, who was last seen by surveillance cameras walking on Warsaw’s Gdańsk Bridge. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Larson, first elected in 1998, built a quiet but reliable profile as an old-school Great Society liberal, on a mission to expand Social Security benefits by raising the tax cap. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Ospina is a onetime history teacher turned librarian, who is on a mission to increase library use and ramp up reading — and has earned several district awards for getting students hooked on books. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on a mission

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition