1
: a person who reserves space (as on an airplane) but neither uses nor cancels the reservation
2
: a person who buys a ticket but does not attend
broadly
: a person who is expected but who does not show up
3
: failure to show up
: of, relating to, or being a job for which the holder is paid but performs few duties or is rarely present for work
Examples of no-show in a Sentence
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Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, TIME, 6 June 2024
About 3% of those appointments – roughly 50 of them – were no-shows that were related to prospective memory performance.
—Sarah Raskin, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
Expect a night of thrust and parry - no-show tunes.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
The veteran wideout is, to date, the most public no-show for the first big team-centric events of Year 2 of the Sean Payton Era.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
Ultimately, human navigators were able to increase the proportion of no-show patients who completed their colonoscopy from 10% to 19% with MyEleanor’s assistance.
—Angus Chen Reprints, STAT, 1 June 2024
One of them promised to place her on the payroll of his company in a low- or no-show job.
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Coach Kyle Shanahan did not show frustration over those absences and did not specify if any of the no-shows besides Aiyuk’s were traced to contract negotiations.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
But in recent years, Zuckerman’s asparagus has been a no-show.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Orlando Sentinel Podcasts, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
The concept of the no-show summer job was common knowledge at least as far back as the 1950s.
—Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
While the Toronto native’s no-show did elicit some boos of disappointment, what artist and presenter Tyler Shaw had to say next turned the response to claps.
—Karen Bliss, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
At the same time, the Rogers Place arena in Edmonton rang with boos when the popular Canadian artist was a no-show at the Junos to accept his album of the year trophy.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
There was confusion when representatives for the company were a no-show at its arraignment at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2023
The losses, and a no-show by its new generation of armored vehicles, prove Russia is incapable of sustaining its war in the long term.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
And that starts with these 15 best no-show socks ahead.
—Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Mar. 2023
Noun
Democratic lawmakers most critical of Netanyahu’s strategy are expected to be no-shows for the address.
—Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, TIME, 6 June 2024
About 3% of those appointments – roughly 50 of them – were no-shows that were related to prospective memory performance.
—Sarah Raskin, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
Expect a night of thrust and parry - no-show tunes.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
The veteran wideout is, to date, the most public no-show for the first big team-centric events of Year 2 of the Sean Payton Era.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
Ultimately, human navigators were able to increase the proportion of no-show patients who completed their colonoscopy from 10% to 19% with MyEleanor’s assistance.
—Angus Chen Reprints, STAT, 1 June 2024
One of them promised to place her on the payroll of his company in a low- or no-show job.
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Coach Kyle Shanahan did not show frustration over those absences and did not specify if any of the no-shows besides Aiyuk’s were traced to contract negotiations.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
But in recent years, Zuckerman’s asparagus has been a no-show.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Adjective
After ending their season with an NIT no-show against UCF, the Gators face a roster makeover and push to become one of the next quick turnarounds in college basketball.
—Orlando Sentinel Podcasts, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
The concept of the no-show summer job was common knowledge at least as far back as the 1950s.
—Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
While the Toronto native’s no-show did elicit some boos of disappointment, what artist and presenter Tyler Shaw had to say next turned the response to claps.
—Karen Bliss, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
At the same time, the Rogers Place arena in Edmonton rang with boos when the popular Canadian artist was a no-show at the Junos to accept his album of the year trophy.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
There was confusion when representatives for the company were a no-show at its arraignment at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2023
The losses, and a no-show by its new generation of armored vehicles, prove Russia is incapable of sustaining its war in the long term.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
And that starts with these 15 best no-show socks ahead.
—Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Mar. 2023
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“No-show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-show. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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