not to be missed

idiom

: so worthwhile that one should experience it

This is an event that is not to be missed.

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The first salary eclipse in the United States since 2017 was a rare opportunity not to be missed, including by a man who flew more than 500 miles to Paducah from North Carolina to witness it. —

Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2024 Havana Located northwest of Tallahassee just south of the Georgia state line, the lively town of Havana is not to be missed. —

Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024 This year’s collection of Historic Hotels of America’s gingerbread house displays is not to be missed. —

Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 From the Georgia border down to West Palm Beach, here are destinations not to be missed on your next antiquing adventure through Florida. —

Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for not to be missed

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