How to Use missing in a Sentence

missing

adjective
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  • The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.
  • The lack of a missing report had also stood out to him.
    — Sarah Portney, NBC News, 23 July 2023
  • The same data found that 1,368 were left dead or missing.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
  • And on the last day, the group was accused of stealing a wallet that had gone missing at the school.
    — Annie Ma, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2023
  • Here's a look at each of the missing Wisconsin children on the list.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Tell us what’s missing from the conversation and point out our blind spots.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • This reveal seems to be a missing puzzle piece for the other cast members.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In all that back and forth about their future, the voice of the Palestinian people has been largely missing.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Later that morning, deputies found the body of the missing Marine, along with those of the two other Marines, inside the vehicle.
    — S. Dev, CBS News, 26 July 2023
  • There was a table with stacks of posters bearing the faces of the missing and another table with free coffee and food.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • In the days leading up to the race, the class will also be adding a crucial missing ingredient to their design – art.
    — Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2023
  • The Titan sub is believed to have gone missing in waters 3,800 meters deep.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 June 2023
  • All that really seemed missing was the live schvitzing and spitting.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
  • And transitional forms are so far missing from the fossil record.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2023
  • If the battery is low or missing, the detector will chirp until the issue is resolved.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
  • Fort Worth police said an 11-year-old boy who went missing Tuesday was found safe Thursday night.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
  • About 2,700 people have been reported missing and are thought to be trapped or dead under the rubble.
    — Najib Jobain, TIME, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Mix the tech so the audience has to walk around the castle, find the missing keys and throw axes alongside our protagonists.
    — William Earl, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
  • A week later, one of the Bibles went missing yet again — this time, to be found inside a refrigerator, the complaint states.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • All that's missing is the turkey itself, stuffing and mashed potatoes (for good reason).
    — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • One missing factor: Wall Street and the business community haven’t weighed in.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2023
  • The dreadful saga of the missing Titanic submersible is finally drawing to a close.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 22 June 2023
  • The pictures of the missing airmen posted in their work areas served as a strong reminder of the human element of their purpose.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The child had gone missing wearing only a diaper, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 3 June 2023
  • Police were looking for a 3-year-old boy who had gone missing after last being seen with his father.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In the middle of the lunch rush, The Grill’s manager notices money has gone missing from the till, and the undocumented Pedro is the prime suspect.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
  • But her resistance slowly melts away as her old sleuthing skills return — until, that is, someone goes missing and the case takes a turn.
    — Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 9 June 2023
  • The girl had gone missing on June 10, according to family members.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Unaware that Dracula is onboard, the captain writes how, over the course of their journey, crew members went missing until just he and the first mate were left on the Demeter.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Another active search for a missing 58-year-old woman in Bel Air is unrelated to the homicide on the trail, Gahler said.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2023

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