missed

Example Sentences

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Tom says knowing the coroner ruled that there was a "missed opportunity" to help Adam has made him "upset" and "mad at the situation".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's a pity" China has missed out on every World Cup except 2002, he said, given football's popularity at home.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The Dodgers’ game against the Pirates on Wednesday was the fourth Smith had missed since being scratched from the lineup Saturday with a stiff neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

To be sure, Social Security is not going bankrupt, and the program has never missed a payment in its roughly 90-year history.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I missed my own part of the story.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse