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.