miss out on

1. Lose a chance for, fail to achieve, as in Ruth came late to the party and missed out on all the fun, or Trudy missed out on the promotion. [First half of 1900s] Also see lose out, def. 2.

Example Sentences

Molly spent long periods in hospital and said she was forced to miss out on most of her secondary education.

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Again they were home for their semi-final – an emphatic 4-1 win over Finland – and the final against Poland, but they lost that game on penalties to miss out on qualification for Euro 2024 in gut-wrenching fashion.

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It was almost unthinkable at the start of the season, but the Chiefs - with five Super Bowl appearances in six years - could well miss out on the play-offs now.

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The MP urged shoppers not to stay away from Monmouth while Christmas shopping in the coming weeks to ensure flood-hit businesses continuing their clean-up on Sunday did not miss out on trade.

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They lost 1-0 on aggregate to Sweden to miss out on the 2018 World Cup, then four years later suffered one of their most humiliating defeats, beaten 1-0 at home by North Macedonia to end their hopes of qualifying for the 2022 tournament.

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