for want of
US /fɚ wɑnt ʌv/
・UK /fə wɒnt əv/
B2
prep. phr.Because of a lack or absence of something necessary.
For want of evidence, the case was dismissed by the court.
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What Are Drones Used For? 31 Uses For Flying Drones and UAV. From Aerial Photography to Warfare
- In poorer countries where roads are dust in the summer and impassable mud in the rainy season people die for want of basic medicines.
In poorer countries where roads are dust in the summer and impassable mud in the rainy season people die for want of basic medicines.
- season people die for want of basic medicines. Drones can be used to deliver small payloads
season people die for want of basic medicines. Drones can be used to deliver small payloads
J.K. Rowling - A Year in the Life (ITV, 2007)
- And yes, at the end of the book, you have a clash of two utterly, utterly different, again, for want of a better word, souls, one that has been maimed and has become less than human because, to me, human includes the capacity to love,
And yes, at the end of the book, you have a clash of two utterly, utterly different, again, for want of a better word, souls, one that has been maimed and has become less than human because, to me, human includes the capacity to love,
- ...again, for want of a better word, souls.
...again, for want of a better word, souls.
The Presidential Inauguration on CBSN
- and it's always a touching moment, for want of a better phrase, for me.
and it's always a touching moment, for want of a better phrase, for me.
- TOUCHING MOMENT FOR WANT OF A
TOUCHING MOMENT FOR WANT OF A
Part 3 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 05-06)
- and only just had time to close the window when the police appeared." "It certainly sounds feasible." "Well, we will take it as a working hypothesis for want of a better.
and only just had time to close the window when the police appeared." "It certainly sounds feasible." "Well, we will take it as a working hypothesis for want of a better.
- hypothesis for want of a better.
hypothesis for want of a better.
J. K. Rowling - A Year In The Life (TV, 2007)
- And yes, at the end of the book, you have a clash of two utterly, utterly different, again, for want of a better word, souls, one that has been maimed and has become less than human because, to me, human includes the capacity to love.
And yes, at the end of the book, you have a clash of two utterly, utterly different, again, for want of a better word, souls, one that has been maimed and has become less than human because, to me, human includes the capacity to love.
- And yes, at the end of the book, you have a clash of two utterly, utterly different, again, for want of a better word, souls, one that has been maimed and has become less than human because, to me, human includes the capacity to love.
And yes, at the end of the book, you have a clash of two utterly, utterly different, again, for want of a better word, souls, one that has been maimed and has become less than human because, to me, human includes the capacity to love.
Jaguar F-Type V8S v Aston V8 Vantage Roadster v 911S Convertible. - /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS
- And their action is very unspecial, for want of a better phrase.
And their action is very unspecial, for want of a better phrase.
- And their action is very un-special, for want of a
And their action is very un-special, for want of a
Emma D’Arcy Breaks Down ‘House of the Dragon’ Scenes | Action Replay
- But I really remember feeling deeply fortunate because, uh, it was a sort of pinch-me moment, uh, for want of a better phrase, uh, because I was just there giving lines to Olivia and to Paddy Considine and these extraordinary actors.
But I really remember feeling deeply fortunate because, uh, it was a sort of pinch-me moment, uh, for want of a better phrase, uh, because I was just there giving lines to Olivia and to Paddy Considine and these extraordinary actors.
- But I really remember feeling deeply fortunate because it was a sort of pinch-me moment, for want of a better phrase, because I was just there giving lines to Olivia and to Paddy Considine and these extraordinary actors.
But I really remember feeling deeply fortunate because it was a sort of pinch-me moment, for want of a better phrase, because I was just there giving lines to Olivia and to Paddy Considine and these extraordinary actors.
Why China Will Not Become the Dominant Power in Asia
- Now, the basic strategy of the Chinese Communist Party has been, for want of a better term, to try to co-opt urban elites.
Now, the basic strategy of the Chinese Communist Party has been, for want of a better term, to try to co-opt urban elites.
Part 5 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 21-24)
- My principles were never trained, Jane; they may have grown a little awry for want of attention.
My principles were never trained, Jane; they may have grown a little awry for want of attention.
PreneurCast113: Accelerated Learning with Josh Kaufman
- but you also cover a whole bunch of your actual, I guess, case studies, for want of a better term, around you actually going about learning everything, I think, from yoga to touch typing.
but you also cover a whole bunch of your actual, I guess, case studies, for want of a better term, around you actually going about learning everything, I think, from yoga to touch typing.