- present participle of lack.
lacking
Example Sentences
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Official statistics are lacking, but media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have reported an increasing number of victims.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
In contrast, mice lacking functional mGluR4 or NPDC1 did not.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
An additional 1,600, including those in humanities, social sciences and arts, later joined to argue that verbal reasoning and writing skills were lacking too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
When Khamenei was appointed supreme leader in 1989 following the death of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, he was seen as lacking sufficient religious credentials for the role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
But since it is difficult to be both together, it is much safer to be feared than to be loved, when one of the two must be lacking.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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