Examples of 'killed or missing' in a sentence

Meaning of "killed or missing"

This phrase is often used in the context of reporting casualties or people who cannot be accounted for in a given situation, such as during a disaster or military operation. It refers to individuals who have either lost their lives or cannot be located or accounted for. For example, 'As a result of the earthquake, there are currently 20 people killed or missing.'

How to use "killed or missing" in a sentence

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killed or missing
Six hundred men killed or missing.
Killed or missing soldiers.
It symbolizes those killed or missing in action.
Killed or missing in NZ.
Almost six thousand marines were killed or missing.
Total killed or missing in action were six officers and seventy-six enlisted.
Nineteen of them were killed or missing.
With 14 killed or missing and 53 wounded, the stricken ship limped into Kerama Retto.
It bears the names of all those killed or missing in the Vietnam War.
Four hundred twenty-nine of her officers and enlisted men were killed or missing.
About fifty men were killed or missing after this action.
Another source asserts that pilot losses stood at 23 killed or missing.
Eleven RCN and ten RN ratings were killed or missing as a result of the explosion.
Krummenau lost four men in the war ; they were either killed or missing in action.
Personnel losses included 110 killed or missing and presumed drowned.

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The memorial holds the names of over 6,000 people who were killed or missing in action.
Twenty-four of her crew were killed or missing and nine wounded.
According to the Research and Documentation Center, 1661 Bosniaks were killed or missing in Višegrad.
Another source says 16 pilots ; ten killed or missing and six captured.

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