How to Use miss in a Sentence

miss

1 of 2 verb
  • The shot missed the goal by inches.
  • The batter swung and missed.
  • He swung and missed the ball completely.
  • She could have joined us, but she missed her chance.
  • They missed a payment on their car loan.
  • She took three shots and missed every time.
  • He was in such a hurry that he missed breakfast.
  • I would hate to miss this opportunity.
  • Maria does not miss an event and does not miss a shot.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Kawhi Leonard missed his third straight game.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Write things down so nothing gets missed.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Pasquantino missed one game at that time.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
  • Powell missed them all with a groin strain.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the insight most founders miss.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • The breaking ball was good, got some swing and miss.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Goodwin was fouled on the play, but missed the free throw.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Ajay Williams missed the past four games with a strained right calf.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • No man is worth missing Paris for.
    — Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • While on the beach, Haystack Rock can’t be missed.
    — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
  • Davis's dress featured a blink-and-you-miss-it side cutout.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 May 2026
  • He is expected to miss four to six weeks.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Many of them missed the chance to witness it in theatres.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Revenue missed in one quarter will show up in the next one.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The reach-in cooler was missing a fan guard.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At that point Jade had been missing for more than five years.
    — Betsy Shuller, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Go through your files to make sure nothing is missing.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • What was missing from your initial query were specifics.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Her annual pap smears had missed it.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • People who can’t afford to, miss work.
    — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • He was hit by a wild pitch Friday night and missed the last two games.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026

miss

2 of 2 noun
  • Jays fans will rue that near-miss for years.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Saw a lot of swing-and-miss in the zone.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • One not-to-miss event is the Sea.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Aside from the crispy cone and good looks, this cone is a miss.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • His misses have been heavy arm-side.
    — Mitch Light, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And then the split was on-play, short, lot of swing-and-miss.
    — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • There were some small misses, though.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • So has his swing-and-miss on fastballs.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • Here are your not-to-miss highlights.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
  • Proctor has been a can’t-miss prospect for years.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • There were some hits and there were some misses for sure.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Those were near-misses; this one wasn't.
    — CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • So, too, have been the swings-and-misses.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Read on for the can’t-miss deals worth checking out.
    — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The ball hit off the back of the rim, a mundane miss.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • First big either/or test of night and first big miss for me.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But this was a rare miss from the Ant-Man.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • And the lead kept growing, even with that short miss at the end.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • This miss would be felt most against England.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Here are 15 can’t-miss items on shelves this May.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And more depth is needed in case any of those top four miss any time.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The miss left him in a surprising third place.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Just absolute huge miss on a great play call for score.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Along with that, their swing-and-miss rate overall is down 5%.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Getting a lot of weak contact and swing-and-miss at times.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • His slider got four swings and misses.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
  • Tiger print is the can’t-miss nail design of the season.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
  • If there’s little to be gained beyond the food, give it a miss.
    — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Amazon is packed with can’t-miss deals on some of its top travel bags.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The misses were just near misses.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026

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