Darrah had returned to the precinct to find the usual controlled chaos of the place strangely absent.

And: "As the hour went by, strangely absent from this detailed parade of what people actually like to read was "a certain genre, you know.

Hiking gear is strangely absent, but the store does sell food, gas and fishing supplies.

Except for commentary on specific paintings, her voice is strangely absent.

The older brother-narrator has been strangely absent from every family scene he describes.

Strangely absent from the proposed cures is the subject of improving the job of the teacher.

The fear he was afraid of did not materialise; it was strangely absent.

And considering how many of them there are, the children are strangely absent, noticeable only when they are crying or over-18.

We left longing for garlic and green vegetables, which were strangely absent from many plates.

The hum of the great live city was strangely absent.