How to Use omission in a Sentence

omission

noun
  • There are a few omissions in the list.
  • That’s what makes the omission of this trio tough to explain.
    cleveland, 12 July 2022
  • One glaring omission was the use of receivers in the run game.
    oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2022
  • There’s your omission of any mention of even a thought to warning the bride.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Indeed, that’s what makes their omission galling to critics of the Césars.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Feb. 2023
  • That detail of omission and revision is one of the shrewdest things in the episode.
    Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • In this day and age, there’s no excuse for that omission.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 27 July 2022
  • Because this is a big deal for you, point out the effect the omission has had on you.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • For Bass, the omission of the Q and A was not limited to the first days after the Palisades fire.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • But in recent years, the city has gone to great lengths to address this omission.
    Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
  • That said, there’s one notable omission that makes no sense to me at all.
    Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Times reported about one of the omissions in August 2021.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • In both cases, the omissions were made in fear of how Sam would react.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • And some of the most potent mythologies, of course, rely on omission.
    Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This one is easily the most shocking omission of the day.
    Brian Tallerico, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Payne’s omissions and elisions turn out to be more than just a matter of the current events of 1970.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
  • And one strange omission: Unlike the regular Yaris, the GR doesn't have a rear wiper.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Clark’s omission from the Olympic team was considered a snub by some.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
  • Steve followed up to confirm that the omission was not in fact due to a software bug.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The biggest omission is the lack of summer tires, which cannot be added as a stand-alone option.
    David Beard, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The omission of Reed, 31, from the American team was the biggest surprise.
    New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Of course, there’s a huge omission here, though not a surprising one — no touch screen.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 17 July 2021
  • And the glaring omission in Holinger’s account of the calming effect of talk is the role of the listener.
    Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2020
  • As fans tried to make sense of the shocking omission, the show's star Mandy Moore posted her own reaction to the news.
    Justine Browning, EW.com, 13 July 2022
  • Perhaps the most striking omission is the great lady’s role in winning the Cold War.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Dear Concerned: Thank you for alerting me to this omission.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2021
  • At first, users assumed that its omission must have been a mistake.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Howley, in fact, lingers as maybe the most egregious omission of any Cowboy.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2021
  • The first was the remarkable omission of Patriots owner Robert Kraft in a book about Belichick’s coaching career.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025
  • The announcements came with few big surprises, but there were some notable omissions from the full list of nominations.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

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