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missed bag vs missing bag

Both 'missed bag' and 'missing bag' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Missed bag' refers to a bag that was not caught or reached, while 'missing bag' refers to a bag that is lost or cannot be found.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1304 views

missed bag

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a bag that was not caught or reached, for example, in a situation where someone was supposed to catch a bag but failed to do so.

Examples:

I can't believe I missed my bag at the airport.
She realized she had missed her bag on the train.
He was in a hurry and missed his bag as it fell off the conveyor belt.
The passenger missed his bag as it was taken by mistake.
The player missed the bag during the game.

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Rebecca must have missed the second duffel bag under the bed when she went to pick up the money.
The airline lost one of Brigette's bags and she missed her flight to L.A.
I missed a beat when I heard you coming in, bumping your bag.
I've missed you so much since your family packed their bags,
I missed a beat when I heard you coming in, bumping your bag.
I was eating some Cheetos, and I missed my mout with one, and it bounced off my chin, and onto my shoulder, and then it rolled all over down my arm and right back into the bag.

Alternatives:

failed to catch the bag
didn't get the bag
overlooked the bag
let the bag slip away
lost sight of the bag

missing bag

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a bag that is lost or cannot be found, for example, in a situation where someone's bag is misplaced or stolen.

Examples:

My missing bag was finally found in the lost and found office.
She reported her missing bag to the airline.
The hotel staff helped locate the missing bag.
The police are investigating the case of the missing bag.
He realized his missing bag was stolen from the car.

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However, 3.4 % of all missing bags - some 850000 items - either remained unclaimed or were stolen, according to SITA.
Matt reported some blood bags missing from the hospital, so I thought I'd check it out.
Little Mi Suk is missing and her bags are gone too.
Looks like the air bag is missing.
The other man was Heinrich and his bag is missing.
If any more blood bags go missing, I know who to come to.
My makeup bag went missing, so I had to borrow laurie'S.
I take it there's a bag somewhere missing a cat.
According to figures published by SITA, some 25 million bags went missing at international airports in 2009, costing the airline industry about USD 2.5 billion.
Sir, no money, no sign of a struggle, - and his golf bag's missing a nine iron.
"Her jacket and bag are missing."
Well, I noticed some missing clubs in your bag, and I figured you might be here, blowing off some steam.
The authorities suspect he stole something, but nothing was missing, and the bag he carried was empty.
The logans are still missing, but we did find their bags.
I got to the checkout line at D'agostino's, I put my hand in my bag and my wallet was missing.
When I went through Salma's bag, there was something missing from the day before.
If a bag of Bugles and a six-pack of Coke go missing... it's on me.
If I remember correctly, you have two missing toes that can attest to that bag.
What's a $20 million missing diamond doing in your bag?
They work on it for months, and then they realize that they're missing two pieces and a bag of screws.

Alternatives:

lost bag
unfound bag
disappeared bag
vanished bag
bag that cannot be found

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