missing

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The log went missing until last fall, when an officer in a deposition said it had been misplaced in the trunk of his squad car and he returned it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He went back to the hotel and reported his girlfriend missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

There was confusion over which buttons to press as they wrestled with the mystery of how to reload a SmarTrip card—all of it intensified by the prospect of missing their train.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

If one is missing, the reaction does not begin, and the drug remains inactive.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

His wet fur clung to his bony frame and provided no distraction from his crumpled ear, his missing eye, the crimped whiskers sprouting from his left cheek.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman