How to Use "Mission" with Example Sentences

mission (n): a special task or goal; a place where people go to spread their religious beliefs and give medical or educational assistance

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Used with verbs:

"The secret agent conducted several missions for us."
(conducted, completed, carried out, went on)

"The mission will fail."
(fail, succeed)

"We had to abort the dangerous mission."
(abort, abandon)

"They sent me on another mission."
(sent)

"The nuns established a mission in that country many years ago."
(established, ran)

Used with nouns:

"What is your mission objective?"
(objective, statement)

"We need to call mission control."
(control)

"The nuns do mission work."
(work)

"They work in a mission hospital."
(hospital, school)

Used with adjectives:

"The agents are on a dangerous mission."
(dangerous, secret, covert, undercover, routine)

"They went on a diplomatic mission."
(diplomatic, humanitarian, special, peacekeeping, rescue, military, combat, space)

"What is their main mission?"
(main, stated, primary)

"They returned from a successful mission."
(successful, failed)

"We visited a Christian mission."
(Christian, educational)

Used with prepositions:

"He is on a special mission."
(on)

"They are part of a mission to change the world."
(to)