absence
Example Sentences
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For a team in a major market, the absence has been noticeable, even as individual pieces hinted at potential.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Tuchel fielded experimental line-ups against Uruguay and Japan, with Manchester City playmaker Phil Foden featuring as a false nine against the latter in the absence of injured Bayern Munich striker and England captain Harry Kane.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Of course none of these plays are routinely read in high school or even college, but their absence from syllabi can be a virtue for audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The determination found defects in systems of working, including failures to follow relevant clinical guidance and Archie's care plan, missed blood test results, and the absence of a post-clinic multidisciplinary review.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
In the absence of anything real, the same sort of stock characters kept coming up.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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