missed
Example Sentences
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Tyrick Mitchell: Tenacious and quick but missed a big chance to equalise with a header in the first half.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The company’s second-quarter vehicle margin missed analysts’ expectations, because costs rose as it refreshed models, Sun says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Some survivors of the deadly floods on the Nepal-China border ran for their lives, others narrowly missed disaster, but all were eyewitnesses to a major calamity and its aftermath.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
On Thursday, Dicker missed a 49-yard field goal to end the first half, a distance he’s usually sharp from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
She’d missed the third reader by a hair and blamed Tansy.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
