miss
[mɪs]
Definition:
1. To fail to hit, catch, reach, etc.
2. A young woman.
3. Fail to reach or get to.
4. To fail to do something.
Use 'miss' in a sentence:
- She missed the bus and had to walk home.
- I miss my family very much.
- We'd better hurry or we'll miss the train.
- 'You miss them, don't you?' he asked gently.
- Don't miss next week's issue!
- It was nice talking to you, Miss Ellis.
- He missed a penalty in the last minute of the game.
- Miss Curling won on two horses from Mick Trickey's stable.
- If I don't leave now I'll miss my plane.
- Sofia was intending to call on Miss Kitts.
- We just missed a car coming the other way.
- I sure do miss you something fierce!
- I miss you dreadfully.
- I miss the quietness of the countryside.
- I'll miss you, kiddo.
- It was too good an opportunity to miss.
- When did you first miss the necklace?
- We missed the target by two feet.
- They still hoped to find their missing son.
- I miss her badly.
- I miss the old devil, now that he's gone.
- They're auditioning new members for the cast of "Miss Saigon" today.
- She hasn't missed a game all year.
- If you go now you should miss the crowds.
- I miss thee, beloved father.
- I think I missed the point.
- Will that be all, Miss?
- I miss him terribly.
- Your mother will know who's moved in ─ she doesn't miss much.
- I missed a lot of school through illness last year.
- Just keep going in a straight line; you can't miss it.
- I miss my family a lot.
- Miss Finkelstein will put a dressing on your thumb.
- Come, come, Miss Jones, you know perfectly well what I mean.
- You're missing the point of what I'm saying.
- Miss Blockey was at her best when she played the piano.
- She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost.
- We seem to be missing some students this morning.
- I don't miss getting up at six every morning!
- How many goals has he missed this season?
- He scored two goals and had another two near misses.
- We'd better leave now or we'll miss the bus.
- The sale prices were too good to miss.
- "You'll miss The Brady Bunch."—"Big deal."
- Members of the public joined the search for the missing boy.
- Miss Parrish recently placed an advertisement in the local newspaper.
- The bullet missed its intended target.
- Miss another class and you'll fail.
- He married Miss Vancouver in 1963, or whenever it was.
- Somewhere along the line a large amount of money went missing.
- I shall have to miss the party, worse luck!
- Patients' medical notes have gone missing.
- Many soldiers were listed as missing in action.
- He called attention to the fact that many files were missing.
- The injury could mean him missing next week's game.