miss
verb (used with object)
to fail to hit or strike.
was missing
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past progressiveof miss.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Staff realised the passenger was missing on Tuesday, when it was noticed her bed had not been been slept in.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The researchers found that zebrafish intestinal cells became particularly vulnerable when either 5-oxoETE or its Hcar1-4 receptor was missing.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Everyone says I was the most chill bride they ever met. I wasn’t stressed about anything except the missing veil. My veil was missing for a little bit,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
What was missing was the vast fabric of ordinary facts and observations that humans acquire and use almost subconsciously and without which life would be unintelligible — what Lenat termed “common sense.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
There should have been a grate, like at all the other openings, but this one was missing.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
