misses

Example Sentences

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He misses the possibility of repeating the error when, in the same document, he settles—in one decisive, overconfident paragraph—the question of whether the cognitive systems we are building could ever have inner lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“He’s had misses, but that doesn’t stop him from going to bat,” said Lloyd Greif, president and chief executive of Greif & Co., a Los Angeles-based investment bank.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Too many near misses with the wall and how he didn't shunt into Turn One I'll never know.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Shares have fallen 30% since the start of the year, as the costs to expand production contributed to two earnings misses.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

That seems simple enough, but it misses out on all the things that crisscrossed it, like the eagles, and the secrets, and Ray’s injuries.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers