for lack of
idiom
: not having (the thing specified)
They called it a comet, for lack of a better term/word.
For lack of anything better to do, we went to the park.
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Not for lack of community effort, but in the case of Split Oak, for lack of vision and true partnership with Orange County on the part of Osceola County.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
That case was dismissed for lack of prosecution after no one from either side showed up for a scheduled hearing, NBC affiliate KMIR of Palm Springs reported.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 21 May 2025
The remaining farms’ production has fallen for lack of water and supplies.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Lee Keath, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s, for lack of a better term, employee decommissioning, and the entire employee life cycle.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
That case was dismissed for lack of prosecution after no one from either side showed up for a scheduled hearing, NBC affiliate KMIR of Palm Springs reported.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 21 May 2025
The remaining farms’ production has fallen for lack of water and supplies.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Lee Keath, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s, for lack of a better term, employee decommissioning, and the entire employee life cycle.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for for lack of
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“For lack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20lack%20of. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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