- present participle of lack.
lacking
Example Sentences
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Kindred Squared said the West Midlands had seen one of the biggest declines in school readiness in the country, with the number of children lacking skills such as toileting increasing year on year.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Startups are increasingly inking deals with unreliable providers out of desperation, like ones lacking proper security or weaker infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
This is likely due to the loss of muscle or to a diet lacking in protein and other nutrients.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Now a new report filed in federal court has reaffirmed those earlier findings with on-the-ground detail previously lacking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
But she seemed lacking in so many ways, and the realm of colors was one.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing lacking
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