Sentence examples similar to are somewhat absent from inspiring English sources

Jeanie was warm and hospitable as she was doling out upgrades the first night, but for the rest of the weekend our hosts were somewhat absent.

"This very smart mother was somewhat absent, and certainly the father was, and the grandfather marched with Patton, but he was not a rock.

But the decision to delay the trip until June came just days after the White House described it as vital because, as one official told reporters, "America has been somewhat absent from the region over the last several years and we are committed to re-establishing that leadership".

Jeff's father, Ross, has always been somewhat absent from his life; he's a billionaire and he's happily remarried.

Balch: It's an interdependent sport and everybody has to work together and that seems to be somewhat absent in the last month or so.

The Christmas celebrations are somewhat muted for the royal family, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry absent from the traditional Sandringham festivities.

Palladino added: "The understated coverage was somewhat surprising, even absent the lines of history.

Why should we aspire to anything less?" Yes, the new order may be somewhat harder on children, but absent evidence of true social disintegration (soaring crime rates, collapsing educational attainment, riots in the streets), "why not just look at progress and call it 'progress'?" I suppose one rejoinder would be, progress toward what end?

(It was one thing for him to leave a lieutenant governor in charge while he campaigned for the Presidency, but it would have been somewhat more awkward for her to absent herself in order to campaign for her spouse).

He felt his libido was somewhat diminished and morning erections were absent.

It was somewhat less marked for MBP and BP in general, whereas this finding was almost absent for LBP.