miss out

Definition of miss outnext
British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of miss out But surely Mamdani—who gained a ton of momentum by campaigning outside of the Garden during the 2025 playoff run—wouldn’t miss out on a finals run. Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026 Don’t miss out on the selection of craft beers brewed within the fleet of Batson locations, especially the pilsners. Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 Lieberg said the delay in funding was causing groups like his to miss out on some of the best time for burning land, and was preventing them from paying staff. Chiara Eisner, NPR, 17 May 2026 But to miss out on grabbing some of the talent available this year, put simply, that hurt Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for miss out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miss out
Verb
  • The shower head and bath fittings were gold plated and a glass door fit snugly between the edge of the bathtub and the shower to prevent water from spilling out everywhere.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • Goldman later cited a Manhattan federal district judge's late May ruling preventing ICE from arresting people attending immigration court during routine, mandatory check-ins.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The poll excluded areas where Hezbollah is most entrenched, and among Lebanese Shiites—the community that forms the bedrock of the group’s support and has borne much of the cost of the war—only a minority agreed.
    Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
  • The discussions for now exclude Canada.
    Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Jarrod Bowen, who was omitted from England’s 26-man World Cup squad, was appointed captain by former manager Julen Lopetegui in August 2024.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • At first, Iwamasa had lied to police, omitting ketamine from the list of medications Perry was using, and saying nothing about his injections.
    Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

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“Miss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miss%20out. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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