missing piece

Frequency: 7.211.0 per million words

Often used for puzzles or sets.

pieceADJECTIVE + PIECE

Categories:

missing

Examples (10)

  • The detective found the missing piece of the puzzle.
  • We can't complete the report without this missing piece of information.
  • She felt like a missing piece of her life had finally been found.
  • The investigation stalled because of a crucial missing piece of evidence.
  • He spent hours searching for the missing piece to his model airplane.
  • For a long time, the identity of the culprit was the missing piece.
  • Finding that old photograph was like discovering a missing piece of family history.
  • The project team realized they had a missing piece in their strategy.
  • Sometimes, all it takes is one missing piece to unravel the whole mystery.
  • The last missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle made the picture complete.