How to Use absentee in a Sentence

absentee

noun
  • There were 10 sick absentees that day.
  • But Mbappe was the key absentee.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • One notable absentee from that list?
    — Peter White, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The glaring absentees at this stage are Italy.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Bids can be placed at the in-person event, online, over the phone or through an absentee bid form.
    — Abigail Lee, Variety, 16 June 2025
  • In terms of the apps available on each device, there are no notable absentees.
    — Alexander Cox, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The state also keeps track of all absentee ballots, which are trackable through bar codes.
    — Joshua A. Douglas, CNN, 26 July 2022
  • Back then, swashbuckling startup founders with absentee boards was the norm.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The process is similar to the way absentee or drop-box ballots are counted.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • De Jong was a surprise absentee from the starting line-up due to fatigue.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But absentee and affidavit votes won’t be added to the tally until next month.
    — Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 22 June 2021
  • But there was also a notable absentee in the form of Jérémy Doku.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • But the shape of the race could change with thousands of outstanding absentee ballots.
    — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022
  • All Georgians can vote absentee, and the new deadline is a neutral rule.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 June 2021
  • No sign of the absentees, at least some of whom were left behind in New England.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • One of the absentees is Xander Schauffele, which sparked a lot of talk among fans.
    — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Roughly two-thirds of the city's ballots were cast early, and less than a percent of absentee votes were spoiled.
    — Jeff Hargarten, Star Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
  • But these are just the famous names, the familiar faces, the notable absentees.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • The main reason is the uptick in absentee voting in what is expected to be a high-turnout midterm election.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The town used a machine to fold the absentee ballots before sending them to voters.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 July 2021
  • That means ballots are set and in some states early and absentee voting has already begun.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Democrats also mailed voters forms to request absentee ballots and offered them rides to the polls.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Are there any notable injury absentees?
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Are there any notable injury absentees?
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Iowa built a data system to catch absentee patterns early.
    — Jon England, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Stop being absentee and be considerate of those around you.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Cignetti has said the Hoosiers expect to have a few absentees due to postseason surgeries.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But the precinct also had 45 absentee voters.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That comes even as some absentee and overseas military ballots already have been cast.
    — ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Even for perennial winners, that is a big chunk of A-lister absentees.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

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