Example Sentences

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Davies-Jones said what struck her most "about this whole affair is not what has been said but what has been missing".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"Olfaction has been the one exception; it's the sense that has been missing a map for the longest time," Datta said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who represents a New Jersey swing district, has been missing from Congress for the past month because of an unspecified health issue, narrowing Republicans’ already precarious majority.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

A clip of the sitdown shows her describing the personal pain she has gone through while police continute to search for her mother who has been missing for 50 days.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“If one of your family has been missing since Wednesday night, call 212-555-CITY. That’s 212-555-2489.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer