misses

Example Sentences

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He misses the possibility of repeating the error when, in the same document, he settles—in one decisive, overconfident paragraph—the question of whether the cognitive systems we are building could ever have inner lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“He’s had misses, but that doesn’t stop him from going to bat,” said Lloyd Greif, president and chief executive of Greif & Co., a Los Angeles-based investment bank.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Critiquing heteropessimism without the performative context misses the point: Statistically, the women posting “Throw the whole man away” gifs aren’t committed to remaining single forever.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Melenchon, who never misses a chance to lambast traditional media, is reluctant to appear on television -- even though it was on TF1 that he announced his presidential bid.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“To ensure no one in Fry ever misses an opportunity again. If you haven’t noticed, he succeeded.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles