lose ground

Example Sentences

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Phil Spencer, 58 years old, will depart after helping to build the company up as a videogames powerhouse only to see it lose ground in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But Alibaba could lose ground in other areas.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

The result means Norris, who also scored the point for fastest lap, reduced Verstappen’s championship lead by three points on a day he would have started expecting to lose ground.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

If he leaves school, the Cougars will lose ground in the next edition of the Best of the West.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Would an all-out rupture between the two of them cause the whole civil rights movement to lose ground?

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge