absent
adjective
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present).
absented
Example Sentences
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Rosales absented herself from the archive, letting the images do the talking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The evidence demonstrates that he did not control Oracle, and that he absented himself from the acquisition of NetSuite,” the judge wrote.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
But should Duncan, as Steinbach suggested, have chosen to turn down the Federalist Society’s invitation and voluntarily absented himself from Stanford’s campus?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
Other advisers have simply absented themselves at a time when the president is particularly unsteady.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
For years, the chemist harbored a bitter resentment of Lawrence, who had plainly dumped the task of firing him in Cooksey’s lap and absented himself from the Rad Lab while the deed was done.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
