miss
verb (used with object)
to fail to hit or strike.
missable
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a word derived from
miss.
Example Sentences
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Too bad it’s the narrative of “My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission,” the missable third film based on the popular anime series.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
In fact, he’s been forced to sink missable bogey putts on each one.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2021
Perhaps the nicest moment in golf was when Jack Nicklaus conceded a missable putt to Tony Jacklin in 1969, thereby concluding the Ryder Cup that year in a historic tie after decades of American domination.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 29, 2019
She had a presence — she certainly wasn’t missable — but Blake had this whole other kind of style altogether.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
The end of the hole was that Bobby, by holing a very missable putt, did get a four, and Herman took five and lost the hole.
From Fifty Years of Golf by Horace G. Hutchinson
