Sentence examples for lacked on from inspiring English sources

The sea afforded him the freedom and the peace that he felt he lacked on land.

What the undoubtedly gifted Mr. Lang lacked on this occasion, as he has on others, is the judgment to channel his musical instincts with more subtlety.

But it was the play before the touchdown that spoke more to his mentality, to the fear he lacked on the biggest stage in sports.

An arrogant gesture from Altidore to be sure, but also evidence of the kind of swagger Toronto FC has lacked on the road over the last eight years.

His perspective on why: Despite the money he now spends to get repair information, the data he lacked on the car's lights is of the kind that the manufacturer makes available to its dealers only.

Now 28, he still possesses the ability and energy to punish teams as weak as Watford – unrecognisable from the side that triumphed over United last time out – and a quality Burnley lacked on their last appearance in the Premier League.

Comfortable in defence, strong in midfield and dangerous on the break, Hearts appeared to have all the conviction that a curiously pallid Celtic lacked on a day when the Premierleague champions, having created two authentic scoring chances in the game, suffered serious damage to their prospects of retaining the title.

It would be reasonable, with this in mind, to assume that China's AI authoritarian model if successful could become the soft-power the country has lacked on the world stage up to now.