How to Use miss its/the mark in a Sentence

miss its/the mark

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  • There's no time like the present, so, go on and grab these last-minute gifts that won't miss the mark.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But his attempts to connect with her often seemed to miss the mark.
    — Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, 19 Nov. 2022
  • But for Dahlmen, the entire menu tells a story in a way other theme-park food might miss the mark.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • What could’ve caused Gemini to ‘miss the mark’ Google declined to respond to questions from The Post.
    — Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Most pimple patches miss the mark on clearing out deep those deep, painful cysts that are too shy to show their white heads.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Most pimple patches miss the mark on clearing out those deep, painful cysts that are too shy to show their whiteheads.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Otherwise, the civilian-to-soldier supply lines can miss the mark.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Imagining the longer term with confidence is almost certain to miss the mark.
    — Jon Younger, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The fictional stories are designed to showcase how thinking inside-the-box can at times sorely miss the mark.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
  • This year, forecasters are set to miss the mark by their widest margin in about 15 years, according to FactSet data.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 28 Dec. 2022
  • And brilliant leaders who aim for radical change will sometimes miss the mark, likely by a wide margin.
    — Jennifer Sundberg, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • New revisions of prior-year enrollment based on peak attendance still miss the mark in most years.
    — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Using a one-size-fits-all messaging strategy can easily miss the mark.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Spare a moment for those acting contenders who scored at the precursors, only to miss the mark on nomination morning.
    — Vulture, 29 Sep. 2022
  • These little disks work wonders on pimples with visible whiteheads but miss the mark on cystic acne, those painful, deep-in-the-skin acne marks that haven’t yet poked above the skin’s surface.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But this data is often several hours old and can miss the mark by miles, so satellites and stations can’t swerve out of the way of approaching debris with full confidence.
    — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Is your board a necessary evil, your investors a subtle irritation and do your suppliers often miss the mark?
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The caffeine connoisseur on your list can never have too much coffee in their cabinet, so the Holiday Coffee Assortment won't miss the mark.
    — Lydia Mansel, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Save any important topics or presentations for another day, since your words will likely miss the mark.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • While third–quarter earnings season has been better than Wall Street expected, investors have been especially harsh to the companies that miss the mark.
    — Hannah Miao, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023
  • That’s why occasional critical complaints that her art won’t change anyone’s mind about social justice issues miss the mark.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
  • And with roughly 40 tax credits in the legislation, some of those aimed at transforming the energy economy from automobiles to wind turbines to heat pumps will inevitably miss the mark.
    — Steven Mufson, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Realistically, there's also a chance that the first two commercial robotic lunar landing missions may miss the mark.
    — Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023
  • How did Fox’s pretrial assessment so spectacularly miss the mark?
    — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • When pollsters miss the mark, cynicism rises, and recent election cycles have led to more people questioning the trustworthiness of political polling.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
  • This response highlights how criticisms of the Nobel Prize continue to miss the mark, and are often obscured by scapegoating, moral superiority, and public posturing.
    — C. Brandon Ogbunu, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2023
  • More importantly, critics say, the incentives miss the mark on sustainability goals and methane-avoidance solutions.
    — The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • However, in my opinion, existing financial literacy programs largely miss the mark by failing to teach students about investment scamming.
    — Edward Siedle, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022

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