How to Use mission in a Sentence

mission

noun
  • Our mission was to recover the stolen plans.
  • By patient negotiation she succeeded in her mission of averting a strike.
  • Mazar is aligned with the brand mission.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But part of my mission is to break down that myth.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • His mission is to change the world—one word at a time.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But that was just the first of the firsts that this mission would achieve.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • While this Venus mission is gone, more are on the books.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Who will be on the Artemis 2 mission?
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Who will be on the Artemis 2 mission?
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • After that, the main part of the mission kicks in.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • To fail the mission would be to fail herself.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But we are united in one mission.
    — Jim Defede, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The missions last about two weeks from liftoff to splashdown.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • And that is arguably still their mission.
    — Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The language may have changed, but the mission hasn’t.
    — C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The missions mark a shift in this conflict, from the skies to the sea.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This is simply my next mission.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Both are on missions that converge.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • My mission is to get more people to open that and just to think of me as a mom.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • So he's infused with this mission.
    — CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • Artemis 4 would be the next mission after that.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • His mission is to serve as a voice for those impacted.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The mission will neither land on the moon nor orbit it.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Connecting with fans seemed just one part of her mission.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Further afield, in time and space, is the prospect of a Mars mission.
    — The Week, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
  • One of my life’s missions is to ease home bakers’ fear of making pie dough.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
  • But the missions can’t be everywhere at once.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Join us in this mission by subscribing.
    — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2026
  • But this mission was carefully planned out.
    — NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Her mission is to give women the tools to recognize this truth.
    — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025

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