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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What was missing, he said, was a sense of the nation’s achievements.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
When the team examined red blood cells, people who were AnWj positive produced the full-length Mal protein on their cells, while it was missing from AnWj negative cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Head of the queue for a recall is Cole Palmer, who seems to have recaptured the form he was missing last season, which resulted in his omission from the World Cup squad.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Carson was missing too many PATs last season, so coach William Lowe hired former Carson and Arkansas kicker Ish Ordonez to work with the kickers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
One set of shutters was missing and the other hung lopsided, like the whole house had been smacked catawampus.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
