absence
Example Sentences
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His absence is becoming a bigger problem for Tehran as it tries to negotiate an end to the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 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
He rushed back from a Grade 2 left oblique strain in time to play in the Lakers’ first-round series but has struggled to find his rhythm after a month-long absence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
If either Musk or Yaccarino fails to appear, they can be slapped with the preliminary criminal charges in their absence, the prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The back of the postcard is covered in the back-slanted printing that I’ve seen million times before—on grocery lists, on birthday cards, on absence notes for school.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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