absence

Example Sentences

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Passers-by first noticed the absence of the natural landmark on Sunday morning.

From BBC

One caveat is that the law requires that “the pupil notifies the school ahead of the absence.”

From Los Angeles Times

Former world indoor champion Josh Kerr was given a medical exemption after withdrawing from the men's 3,000m because of a back injury, Tom Keen stepping up in his absence to win the event.

From BBC

Members of her church noticed her absence the following day and notified her family.

From BBC

"What was unusual was the near absence of engagement during Hasina's tenure. The pendulum had swung too far in one direction; now it risks swinging too far in the other."

From BBC