absenting
- present participle of absent.
Example Sentences
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"He is deliberately manipulating the court and voluntarily absenting himself."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025
He focused on personal priorities like criminal justice reform, and he jousted with rivals in a factionalized West Wing while absenting himself at key moments, to the frustration of colleagues.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022
If you can convince him, then he will come to realize that your absenting yourself truly is the easiest solution.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022
Rather, when Fleabag is talking to the audience, she is noticeably absenting herself from her real life.
From Slate • May 16, 2019
He had a blanket pulled over his head, was apparently asleep, absenting himself from the whole affair.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
