How to Use on a mission in a Sentence

on a mission

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  • Ekstrom is on a mission to change that.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Mycock is on a mission to change that.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The bot now has to embark on a mission to find all the pieces.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 May 2024
  • Leary is on a mission to remedy this with the brand new spot.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Now, a local group is on a mission to fulfill that wish.
    Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Busta is on a mission to bulk up; 50 aims to drop more body fat.
    Bonsu Thompson, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • This is exactly what Wallin is on a mission to fill.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Jones set out on a mission to find his father and the ancient relic.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The man behind decades of hits is on a mission to help families.
    Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Keanu Reeves is angel on a mission to make the world a better place.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
  • The two then embark on a mission to uncover the truth.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Covenant House in Detroit is on a mission to help those in need.
    Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Every brand has been on a mission to reinvent the sweet, simple shoe.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, on Monday, the soon-to-be fourth-year guard looked like a man on a mission.
    Mat Issa, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But Contreras was a man on a mission.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Ravee Chen is on a mission to solve a problem many of us know too well—hangovers.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Often, the husband would be away on a mission, and the wife had to handle the walk-in.
    TIME, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Lindsey Vonn is a woman on a mission.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wells' mother, Mary Brown, is on a mission to find her son's killer.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The pair set out on a mission to spread the ashes of Kratos’ late wife, Fay.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • Since then, the 6-foot-2 junior has been on a mission to showcase her skills.
    Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Thomas Tuchel is a man on a mission, and no feelings will be spared in pursuit of his goal.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As white men have lurched to the right, the band is on a mission to convince them that they’re being played by a grifter.
    Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
  • Those are some of the questions Sayin was on a mission to solve this offseason.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 23 July 2026
  • Likewise, Hughes is on a mission to play at the next level.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Brooke portrays Penny, an alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Here's the latest on a mission SpaceX refers to as flight 13.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Tatum looks to be on a mission and the Celtics have a great chance at redemption from last season.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
  • Frances Neagley is a woman on a mission and there’s no villain big or bad enough to stop her.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • The soon-to-be 85-year-old remains on a mission to share the benefits of dance.
    Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023

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