absence

[ˈæbsəns]

Definition:
1. The state of being absent.
2. Failure to be present.
3. The time interval during which something or somebody is away.

Use 'absence' in a sentence:

• 1. It's not quite peace in the strictest sense of the word, rather the absence of war.
• 2. When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.
• 3. In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly.
• 4. The presence or absence of clouds can have an important impact on heat transfer.
• 5. He has been placed on a paid leave of absence while investigations are made.
• 6. Bats have an engineering problem: how to find their way and find their prey in the absence of light.
• 7. A role as senior diplomat would be a good alibi for his absence.
• 8. In the absence of a will the courts decide who the guardian is.
• 9. He acted as chairman in my absence.
• 10. There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence.
• 11. Everyone understood how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after such a long absence.
• 12. A complete absence of national border controls is as utopian today as the vision of world government.
• 13. If there is an emergency and the manager is of absence, what should we do?
• 14. I suspect he isn't altogether unhappy about my absence.
• 15. The toy glider she left him as a Christmas present was no compensation for her absence.
• 16. I can't think of any possible explanation for his absence.
• 17. A military court sentenced him to death in his absence.
• 18. The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance.
• 19. "Was it strange for you, going back after such a long absence?"—"Yes and no."
• 20. In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.
• 21. Original mail returned in the absence of the addressee.
• 22. The official reason given for the President's absence was sickness.
• 23. I wonder if his absence has anything to do with one of these lessons.
• 24. In our absence the office gossips are probably having a field day.
• 25. The decision was made in my absence.
• 26. Wabel's victory was in no way devalued by the absence of series leader Tom Fisher.
• 27. He played no part in the game and was conspicuous by his absence in the post-match celebrations.
• 28. The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind.
• 29. The team was crippled by his absence.
• 30. In the absence of such evidence, there is no a priori hypothesis to work with.
• 31. 'Was it strange for you, going back after such a long absence?' — 'Yes and no.'
• 32. Their absence spoke volumes.
• 33. However, these disorders often remain throughout life due to neglect or absence of specific kind of treatment.
• 34. In the absence of parents' company in their childhood, these children will lack of confidence.
• 35. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the profession of faith should be enough.
• 36. His absence went unremarked.
• 37. Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonal relationships.
• 38. The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
• 39. David is now living in Beirut again after an enforced absence.
• 40. Eleanor would later blame her mother-in-law for her husband's frequent absences.
• 41. The competition has been thrown wide open by the absence of the world champion.
• 42. There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease.
• 43. Red leaves only satisfy in the absence of greens.
• 44. The case was dismissed in the absence of any definite proof.
• 45. She did not mention her mother's absence.
• 46. She concocted some elaborate story to explain her absence.
• 47. We did not receive any news during his long absence.
• 48. She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms.
• 49. In the absence of gene flow between the subpopulations, genetic differences between the groups begin to accumulate.
• 50. She asked for leave of absence to attend a funeral.
• 51. In the absence of actual data no reliance can be placed on such figures.