Sentence examples for the missing out on from inspiring English sources

Hochschild's big contribution here, though, is to tally the subtler costs of outsourcing: the "de­personalization of our bonds with others," the failure to enjoy the process of finding love or planning a wedding, the missing out on one's children's childhoods — all the little nontragedies that add up to a thinner, sadder life.

But Tessa best sums up why we do it: "When callers end the conversation saying they feel a little better, it makes the shifts when we don't have any calls, the waking up in the middle of the night, the missing out on social plans with friends, all seem worthwhile".

Now, the missing out on the joys of jury duty or being a spy for the C.I.A. (or whatever other sensitive job openings fall under this classification) aren't exactly big worries for most people in this situation.

The missing-out-on-life sadness epitomized by Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" in which the father is too busy to have time for his growing son, and years later the son is too busy to have time for his aging father.

We miss out on the director's commentary.

But mining and commodity shares missed out on the gains.

He had discussed the club missing out on the signing of Bolton striker Zach Clough.

But incredibly, half the taxpayers missing out on this freebie paid preparers to do their return.

There are 68 million children in the world missing out on primary education.

A hugely exciting victory was not enough to prevent the Scots missing out on qualification.

He felt that the colonies were missing out on the post-war economic boom.