absence
Example Sentences
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Had he lied— invented an excuse to explain Anna May’s absence so he could save face?
From Literature
Draper's absence from the tour is the overriding reason why he has lost the British top spot, but Norrie has had an excellent run after falling outside the top 90 in April.
From BBC
Political strategist Mike Madrid, who worked for Villaraigosa on that campaign, said the former mayor’s absence from politics in recent years is a major liability in this race.
From Los Angeles Times
His Holiness also neglects St. Augustine’s definition in “The City of God” that peace is “the tranquility of order,” not just the absence of war.
The Transportation Security Administration’s nationwide absence rate on March 6 was 8%, according to agency figures obtained last week by CBS, but in some places it has been much higher.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
