miss
verb (used with object)
to fail to hit or strike.
were 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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Maybe this is the piece you were missing when you first bought your annuity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
To investigate, the researchers examined several prostate cancer cell lines and studied which cellular pathways changed when TP53 and RB1 were missing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The 66-year-old told The Sun, external he discovered the animals were missing when he went to count his flock with Clarkson's Farm co-star Kaleb Cooper.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
More than 500 foreign tourists were among the missing in Nepal, while around 260 foreign nationals were missing in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
He had realized they were missing, he had followed them, and he had swum the flooded cavern.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
