miss
Example Sentences
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Dicker missed the extra point on the latter touchdown, meaning the Chargers couldn’t tie with a field goal and needed a touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times
During training camp, Verse said that he spent the offseason studying the positive plays he made as a rookie, but also the ones he missed.
From Los Angeles Times
The outcome in Congress shores up financial backing from the International Monetary Fund, which had made approval of the budget a key condition for more support after the country missed targets to rebuild dollar reserves.
Three people are still missing after a house fire on Boxing Day as police investigations continue to take place.
From BBC
Four hikers who went missing on Christmas Day have been found dead after being buried by an avalanche in the snow-covered Vardousia Mountains in central Greece.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
