English example sentences with "absence"

Learn how to use absence in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

You have to account for your absence.

How do you account for your absence?

Meg called you during your absence.

I was disappointed at your absence.

The teacher was worried by Tom's frequent absence from class.

After a long absence he came back.

How do you account for your absence from the meeting?

Her absence went unnoticed until the end of the meeting.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

An absence of rain caused wild plants to die.

The flowers in the garden died from the absence of rain.

Absence of rain caused the plants to die.

Don't speak badly of him in his absence.

Darkness is the absence of light.

In the absence of a better idea I had to choose this method.

If anyone comes in my absence, tell him that I won't come back till evening.

Should anyone call on me in my absence, tell him that I will be back soon.

Peter came in your absence.

I cannot account for her absence from school.

The matter was settled in his absence.

And it is only a very short step from there, to perception which occurs in the absence of all immediate signals and has to be labeled extrasensory.

So perhaps this was their ancient god returning after his long absence.

A Mr Smith came to see you during your absence.

Don't speak ill of Jim in his absence.

Have you ever got in your car after a long absence and got the brake mixed up with the accelerator?

Can you account for your absence last Friday?

A gentleman called in your absence, sir.

Please make my excuses for absence to your mother.

You must account for your absence.

You must account for your absence from the meeting.

I'm taking a leave of absence from Aug. 10 till 31 to attend a seminar in Germany.

After an absence of ten months, he returned home.

Please inform me of your absence in advance.

A Mr Sato called in your absence.

Tell me the reason for your absence from school yesterday.

Yesterday, I had an old friend of mine call on me in my absence.

Was it Mr Yamada that came to see me during my absence yesterday?

Should anything happen in my absence, ask him for help.

The reason for my absence is that I was ill.

I'll get Meg to do my work during my absence.

Did anyone visit me during my absence?

Dust had accumulated on my desk during my absence.

My mother died during my absence.

It seems someone called on me in my absence.

Did anyone come in my absence?

Please keep me informed of whatever happens in my absence.

I returned to my native village after two years' absence.

I returned to my hometown after five years' absence.

I returned home after an absence of two years.

I was not aware of his absence from the meeting.

I know the real reason for his absence.

I soon noticed his absence.

I want to know the reason for his absence.

I was disappointed at her absence.

I don't know the reason for her absence.

We were disappointed at her absence.

In the absence of sufficient data, the survey was given up.

After an absence of seven years, I went home.

In reality black is not a color; it is the absence of color.

The foreign minister will act for the Prime Minister in his absence.

In the absence of sufficient proof, the police could not indict him.

In the absence of firm evidence the prisoner was set free.

In the absence of definite evidence, he was acquitted.

My boss called me down for frequent absence from work.

Bad news is preferable to an absence of information.

Nobody noticed her absence.

We called him to account for his long absence.

You are doubtless aware of his absence.

His absence was due to illness.

I can't account for his absence.

Everything chose to go wrong during his absence.

Don't speak ill of him in his absence.

His absence yesterday was due to his cold.

He excused his absence.

His absence gave birth to all sorts of rumors.

A terrible accident happened in his absence.

He came upon his employee who'd been looking after the place in his absence.

He went to his office after an absence of five weeks.

He was conspicuous by his absence.

He returned home after a long absence.

He came to school after a long absence.

He came to see me during my absence.

His absence was due to the storm.

They spoke ill of the captain in his absence.

Few people noticed her absence from the party.

I was not aware of her absence.

Her absence robbed us of our pleasure.

Don't say such a thing in her absence.

She asked me to look after her baby in her absence.

Mr. Brown is in charge of the business in the absence of the manager.

In the absence of her mother, she looks after her sister.

Should he call me in my absence, please tell him that I will call him back.

I'd like you to look after my dog during my absence.

Someone has robbed us of all our money during our absence.

Mr Tanaka called during your absence.

Behave yourself during my absence.

A Mr West called in your absence.

If he should come in my absence, please ask him to wait until I come back.

I will care for your kitten during your absence.

In the absence of my travel partner, I took several solo trips.

He suddenly appeared after a three-year absence.

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