missing

Example Sentences

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“This report is a farce, a joke,” said Raúl Servín, part of a citizens group that searches for the missing in the western state of Jalisco, which regularly ranks near the top in disappearances.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

What may be missing from this picture is that one of the gifts of having a $6 million net worth is that you can help make your son’s life easier.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

At first, Jessica Roberts wasn’t sure what her father meant when he said her mother was missing.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Human rights activists and relatives of the missing quickly denounced the report as a cover-up — the latest attempt to “disappear the disappeared.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

I was missing the idea of Mom, not the actual human with her thin lips, round cheeks, and dyed blonde hair that needs a touch-up after so many weeks in hiding.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller