- present participle of lack.
lacking
Example Sentences
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Lacking leads in the Virginia bank robbery, a police detective turned to what one judge in the case called a “groundbreaking investigative tool ... enabling the relentless collection of eerily precise location data.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Lacking options, many displaced people therefore have to find relatives who can host them or pay exorbitant rents to landlords, explained Fadi Al-Halabi, executive director in Lebanon of the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Lacking a significant air force, Iran heavily relies on its long- and short-range missiles, and drone firing capabilities to strike its adversaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Lacking both the respect of the clergy and Khomeini's personal popularity, the new supreme leader moved cautiously to build his own power base.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Lacking a horse or cart, Simon suggested that it would greatly speed his efforts to visit every bookstore in London if he rode the velocipede himself.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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