lose one's way

Example Sentences

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To lose one's way is--so it seems to me--nothing else but the giving up of prayer.

From The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Teresa, of Avila, Saint

But it is easy to lose one's way upon a mountain-peak, and the hills presented no clear definition to me.

From Jacqueline of Golden River by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)

"He's no doubt afraid that I shall lose myself," said she, "this is all so vast that it would be easy to lose one's way."

From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de

It would not be a pleasant experience to lose one's way, and, perhaps, stumble by mistake on Master Quinton Edge's front door.

From The Doomsman by Sutphen, Van Tassel

And Oscar said, “No; better freeze than lose one’s way, and——” They knew he was thinking of the shepherd lad and the Ugly Leap.

From The Heiress of Wyvern Court by Searchfield, Emilie