MISS in a Sentence

Learn MISS from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
333 example sentences for MISS, such as:
1. I'm going to miss my grandpa.
2. On his account we miss the bus.
3. Every year one of us is missing.
4. 'You spoke to me, miss,' he replied.
5. An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of MISS
miss
 v.  fail to attend an event or activity
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Michaelis advised him to go to bed but Wilson refused, saying that he'd miss a lot of business if he did.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
2  "I should think I could, miss," said I, in a shy way.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VIII
3  'She may have drowned herself, miss,' returned Mr. Littimer, catching at an excuse for addressing himself to somebody.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 46. INTELLIGENCE
4  'You spoke to me, miss,' he replied.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 46. INTELLIGENCE
5  There were plenty of snipe still, but Levin made one miss after another.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 6: Chapter 10
6  At last, after a disgraceful miss, he flung his gun and his hat on the ground.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 6: Chapter 10
7  Oh, yes, she tries to, but she can't love Bethy as I do, and she won't miss her as I shall.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
8  You thoughtful creeter, you're determined we shan't miss that dear lamb ef you can help it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
9  I did not miss what I aimed at, and I was not long in stringing my bow.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XXI
10  I leave no one to regret me much: I have only a father; and he is lately married, and will not miss me.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
11  Sid was sick and had to miss the fun; Mary remained at home to entertain him.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
12  'De yuther servants wouldn' miss me, kase dey'd shin out en take holiday soon as de ole folks 'uz out'n de way.'
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII.
13  But there's no hope that he's come; for he couldn't come and me miss him.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII.
14  They were just coming down the stairs when Mollie was discovered to be missing.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II
15  Every year one of us is missing.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 10
Example Sentence: (123 in 9 pages)
1  If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.
2  An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
3  On his account we miss the bus.
4  Life, always coming up with and leave, miss is not a fault, I have missed, just let go.
5  I'm thinking of giving my boyfriend a miss tonight.
6  The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.
7  We will miss him as a worker amongst us and also as a cheerful friend who could always brighten the day around here.
8  A year seems like such a long time to be away,so we will miss you a lot,and we hope you will miss us,too.
9  For our ever-lasting friendship, send sincere blessings and warm greetings to my friends whom I miss so much.
10  I send my miss to the scattering stars and wish you a sweet dream under the light shedding through your window.
11  Don't look forward to tomorrow, don't miss yesterday, to grasp today.
12  Sometimes I miss you so much that I can hardly stand it.
13  Miss as miss, miss read as offering, the chief read do not read.
14  I'm going to miss my grandpa.
15  The worst way to miss some one is to be sitting right beside him knowing you can't have him.