lose it
Example Sentences
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Bill Kober, from Woodbridge, Suffolk, does 20 press-ups each morning and 20 at night - explaining that he believes "if you don't use it, you lose it".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
We just do the best we can, and if we lose it, we lose it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
He returned with a black bracelet and told me not to lose it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
In 1930, Republicans narrowly won control of the House—only to lose it after several of their representatives-elect died.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
I wanted to put on the gloves I had been given, but I feared to drop the coin and lose it in the snow.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
