How to use absence in a sentence

Examples of absence by meaning

More sentences with absence

• I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.From the entry condition
• He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.From the entry convoluted
• The Acting Minister must sign Executive Council documents in a Minister's absence.From the entry acting
• I’ll be gone for a few days, but I hope you will carry on in my absence.From the entry carry on
• After my long absence, I was immediately struck by the unchangedness of the town.From the entry unchangedness
• The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.From the entry blackness
• I'll excuse your absence, but this is the last time!From the entry last time
• He was conspicuous by his absence.From the entry conspicuous
• Rather than sit within total absence our brains spin imagined stimuli out into the void.2025 January 15, Jacob Geller, “Fear of Dark” (2:52 from the start), in (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry spin
• An absence of light, a greyness, hovering over the wound like a cloud.2020, A.F.E. Smith, Dawn Rising, IronWright Books, →ISBN. From the entry unlight
• In his absence, Caribbean-derived UK bass music became the de facto sound of British youth.2019 January 26, Kitty Empire [pseudonym], “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in Katharine Viner, editor…. From the entry accelerant
• In Gordon's absence, Fenn helped Bernard set up the new base at Kunming.2019, Bob Bergin, “Three Amateur Spies and the Intelligence Organization They Created in Occupied WWII Indochina”, in Studies in…. From the entry Chungking
• Invariably she was cured in his presence, but in his absence her symptoms returned.2019 [1999], Caroline Fraser, God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church, Twentieth Anniversary Edition…. From the entry absent treatment
• As well as an absence, the Moonless world would be marked by difference.2019, Oliver Morton, The Moon: A History for the Future, The Economist Books, →ISBN, →LCCN. From the entry moonless
• Anaphia is the total or partial absence of the sense of touch.2017, Fei Tang, Ryan P. McMahan, Eric D. Ragan, Tandra T. Allen, “Subjective Evaluation of Tactile Fidelity for Single-Finger and…. From the entry anaphia
• But the most explosive absence is that of the great Isiburuekperi.2016, Chris Dahi, Bonded. From the entry unattendance
• Children use the criteria to conceptualize the mental state and to infer its presence or absence.2016, Nick Chown, Understanding and Evaluating Autism Theory, →ISBN, page 245. From the entry criteriological
• The absence of the epenthetic consonant in ⲖⲈⲬⲞⲨⲬⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲈ lekhukhumere seems to reflect a phenomenon of backspelling.2016, Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith, “Languages in Contact in the Latin East”, in Crusades, volume 1, page 173. From the entry back-spelling
• The absence of xenocrystal contamination reinforces the primary character of this layer.2015 October 13, “A Human Deciduous Tooth and New 40Ar/39Ar Dating Results from the Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Site of Isernia La…. From the entry xenocrystal
• It is the absence of rules and too much nice that are more likely to produce terror.2014, Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson, David Bredehoft, How Much Is Too Much?, →ISBN. From the entry nice
• In the absence of the injured Watson, Gómez converted the penalty.2014 March 9, Jacob Steinberg, “Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals”, in The Guardian. From the entry roll
• My wife suggested that in absence of a response by Woody, he was being swiftboated.2014 January 27, Robert B. Weide, “The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast”, in Daily Beast. From the entry swiftboat
• “Blues are too oily,” he says, complaining about the absence of striped bass this year.2014, William Powers, New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City, →ISBN, page 186. From the entry surf cast
• Absence of parallel movement of the eyes indicates disconjugate gaze disturbance (Figure 12.8).2014, Erwin B Montgomery, Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Deep Brain Stimulation, →ISBN. From the entry disconjugate
• In Edward's absence, Sonny Boy learned to press the discs at Chariot Records.2014, John Milner, Benson's House, page 196. From the entry submaster
• During the veteran's absence, wives often become more independent and more assertive as heads of household.2012, Barry R. Schaller, Veterans on Trial: The Coming Court Battles Over PTSD. From the entry prewartime
• Often the difference is attributable to the presence of pride or the absence of humility.2012, Norman H. Drummond, True Humility. From the entry humblesome
• P denotes absential particular qualification, i.e. the particular qualification relation between an absence and its locus.2012, C. Goekoop, The Logic of Invariable Concomitance in the Tattvacintāmaṇi: Gaṅgeśa’s Anumitinirūpaṇa and Vyāptivāda with Introduction…. From the entry absential
• Undifferentiated gonia undergo autodifferentiation to oocytes in the absence of any hormone.2012, Karl Maramorosch, Invertebrate Tissue Culture: Research Applications, page 67. From the entry autodifferentiation
• The four left the meeting and in their absence the nuclear button was pushed.2012, David Murphy, Martina Devlin, Banksters, page 1972. From the entry nuclear button
• Sometimes, though, the absence of information told as important a story as a computerful of data.2011, John Gilstrap, At All Costs, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN. From the entry computerful
• Earlier this political season, many comedians lamented the absence of former Alaska Gov.2011 November 11, Deborah Vankin, Meredith Blake, “Political campaigns a gold mine for late-night comedians”, in Los Angeles Times, Los…. From the entry oh, ye of little faith
• He ended up in a meritable fourth position after an 8-year absence.2010 June 14, James Waindi, “Phineas Kimathi roars back to Safari Rally”, in The Standard. From the entry meritable

Meaning of absence

1. noun A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship.
2. noun The period of someone being away.
3. noun Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.

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Questions about absence in a sentence

How do you use absence in a sentence?

Absence is used as a noun. For example: “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”

What is a short sentence with absence?

“absence of mind”

What does absence mean?

Absence means a state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship.