- present participle of miss.
missing
Example Sentences
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To find it, they need to locate an offense that for the first month of the NFL season has been missing in action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
After all, “what gems—scientific or artistic—might still be missing that we have yet to find out about?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The family of a British man missing in Colombia have been told a body has been found in the search for him.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Hominin fossils are so rare that generally the differences between them are huge, and researchers are left to make educated guesses regarding what existed in the missing parts of the fossil record.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“But if it was between missing a few nights of ATO and having nothing to offer P.J. Clarke, what would you choose?”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
