lose
Example Sentences
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Such conduct can cause vendors to lose trust in their local government and be afraid to do things like apply for permits and licenses, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
It was over in a flash, with half a dozen songs or so, meaning for the tens of thousands of campers here it was a literal case of if you snooze, you lose.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
If he doesn’t obtain a deal from Iran, he will lose at home as well—along with his reputation as a master of “the art of the deal.”
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
When, with victory in Europe achieved, Eisenhower returned to his hometown in 1945, he said that no man should lose a sense of the boy he used to be.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
That must mean it’s still Monday, that when Theo finally left and I finally went to sleep, I didn’t lose another day entirely.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing lose
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