First time absent in 19 years - quite an achievement.

Price was absent for five games early in the 2012 season due to health trouble.

This is the first time a character has been absent in the show.

The child is absent in a world of happy dreams.

Students must not be absent more than 10 days in a semester.

Absent, in most programs, are even consecutive days of running.

Both have been totally absent in the health department since last May.

Generally, they are either absent or present in large groups.

The usage of free time is almost absent in popular music.

The old man, I mentioned, was absent in the country.