He did not have to see to tell his bullet missed.

The bullet missed him by no more than ten feet, but this was close enough.

The bullet missed me but I heard a scream from the other side of the room.

The bullet missed it by about an inch and a half.

But three bullets were missing, she said, "one for each of the victims he shot in the head."

The bullet just missed his heart, and he was back at work by the end of the month.

The bullet missed, and there wasn't time to try again.

The bullet barely misses his heart, and he is back at work a week later.

And another voice added: "The bullet missed him by several years."

The first bullet missed by several feet, but the second one was closer.