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'absence' in a sentence

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absence noun

: the state of being absent

: failure to be present

: the time interval during which something or somebody is away

: the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy


  • His absence was strange and inexplicable.
  • The dog tore the notebook apart in their absence.
  • I want to know the reason for her absence.
  • I returned to my native village after two years' absence.
  • No one noticed your absence.
  • Darkness is the absence of light.
  • I want to take a leave of absence.
  • His absence was very pleasant for me.
  • I know the real reason for his absence.
  • My mother died during my absence.
  • Your friends will regret your absence.
  • Violence is an absence of love.
  • Behave yourself during my absence.
  • Absence of rain caused the plants to die.
  • She asked me to look after her baby in her absence.
  • They spoke ill of the captain in his absence.
  • A gentleman called in your absence, sir.
  • In the absence of firm evidence the prisoner was set free.
  • Much had changed during my absence.
  • The highest degree of happiness is the absence of all pain.
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