absent

Example Sentences

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At the time, black Americans were largely absent from textbooks and classrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month the country's defence minister revealed that a staggering 200,000 soldiers were absent without leave.

From BBC

These negative effects were largely absent when earplugs were used.

From Science Daily

One party notably absent from the hearing was David Ellison, the chief executive of Paramount, which is still vying to acquire Warner Bros despite being repeatedly rebuffed.

From BBC

It’s not clear why the doting parents were both absent, “but we are sure they had their reasons as they have been incubating the eggs faithfully,” the nonprofit wrote in its “Eagle Log.”

From Los Angeles Times