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'absent' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'absent' with 15 example sentences.


absent adjective

: nonexistent

: lost in thought; showing preoccupation

: not being in a specified place

absent verb

: stay away or leave


  • She's been absent from school for five days.
  • The boy was absent from school yesterday because he was sick.
  • That's why I was absent from school yesterday.
  • I'm sometimes a bit absent-minded.
  • He told me he'd be absent.
  • Tell me the reason why they are absent.
  • Nobody noticed that she was absent until the end of the meeting.
  • I went to see the doctor, only to find him absent.
  • Tails are absent in some cats.
  • If he is absent, we will not have an English test.
  • He had an absent look on his face.
  • Calcium is absent from his diet.
  • The absent are always in the wrong.
  • I've never been absent from school.
  • Why's Maltese absent from the languages list?
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