Example Sentences

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In December of 2025, Fowlie shared a missing person flier on Instagram and said in the caption that Downer had been missing and the family was concerned for her safety.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

While scientists had long suspected that these integrations occurred far in the past, direct genetic evidence had been missing until now.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

Rescuers retrieved on Sunday the body of a Spanish man who had been missing since a tourist boat sank in rough seas off eastern Indonesia more than a week ago, an official said.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

A family said a "Christmas miracle" took place after their cat, who had been missing for five years, turned up.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Sandi realized with a pang one of the things that had been missing in the last few months.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez