lost cause
Example Sentences
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Added to a pantry pasta when you realize the crisper drawer is a lost cause.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Eileen McGovern, a member of SOAS, said returning "life-saving" emergency general surgery services to Swah is not a lost cause.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
They were comfortable confiding in one another to the point of calling the war “already a lost cause for Germany,” as Kiep put it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
If you were considered a lost cause, how were you able to make such a surprising comeback?
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
To atone for that Tyrion made an attempt to teach her cyvasse, though he soon realized that was a lost cause.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
