Example Sentences

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Porteous is about as missable at Ibrox as a giant bogey man, which is what he is.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

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

Europe are four up after five holes, and it would be five after five had Korda not made an extremely missable putt on 2.

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 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

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 Hutchinson, Horace G.