The Shadow had missed their meeting by cutting across the lawn.
The Shadow tried to clutch at him in the smoke fog, and missed.
The Shadow had missed one trick in an intricate game of crime.
And now The Shadow was missing the feature of the show.
The Shadow couldn't have missed it had he tried!
There was an element in the situation that The Shadow missed.
The Shadow had missed the edge of the steps; going over, he'd folded like a jackknife on the ground below.
The Shadow had missed on his first choice, but he had puzzled the watching man.
Yet on this occasion, The Shadow had missed an important point.
This is something The Shadow missed - if he really was here that night the girl came in.