- present participle of lack.
lacking
Example Sentences
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In contrast, mice lacking functional mGluR4 or NPDC1 did not.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“That sense of community—that community cohesion—is everywhere in the soccer world. But it is completely lacking in the United States.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Building off the success of the original Ricos Tacos Naomi spot in Panorama City, Yepez and her partner found a following despite lacking flair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I just read this story about college students and graduates lacking work experience and the fact that employers are requiring three to five years of experience for entry-level jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
In an epidemic those people with genes for resistance to that particular microbe are more likely to survive than are people lacking such genes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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