Example Sentences

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What I’ve gained over the decades is a deep appreciation for all the things I don’t know, and will never know, because they require varieties of intelligence in which I am lacking.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2017

"I have received the impression that you feel that I am lacking in the agility category," read the letter, which was widely circulated.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2015

Small oversights are treated as if I am lacking in general common sense.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2014

If I were to look, it would create the impression I am lacking something.

From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2013

But did any one ever openly make the confession, "I know I am lacking in a sense of humor!"

From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)