Several absenters failed to notify the committee, so the meeting started later than planned.

The committee noted several unexplained absentations during the audit, which raised concerns about staffing levels.

She absents herself from the staff meeting every Friday to focus on writing.

Absenting himself from the meeting, he missed the chance to present his proposal.

Because he absented himself from the meeting, the committee postponed the vote.

Linguists compared the absentatives across several indigenous languages to understand how absence is marked.

In her seminar, she explained how the absentative functions in some languages to mark referents who are no longer present or alive.

The absent-minded professor walked into the classroom with his notes still on top of his car.

Her absent-mindedness caused her to leave her keys in the freezer and forget the meeting.

She absent-mindedly stirred her tea while reading the letter, unaware of the time slipping away.