at a loss
Example Sentences
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This year’s event has a record number of participants, and is set to break even after operating at a loss for the last two years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Many South Korean seniors reportedly canceling life-insurance policies at a loss to fund stock-trading accounts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
I’d never heard of it, and I’d soon find out that even some of EMDR’s most ardent supporters are at a loss to explain why it works.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Dr Leyla Hannbeck, the chief executive at the Independent Pharmacies Association, says many of her members are "struggling to afford supply and often dispensing at a loss".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
“I am at a loss to explain the melancholy that settled over me on that victorious night,” he later wrote.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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