lose one's way
Example Sentences
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The rich luxuriance of movements and of individual characters chokes our path; it is a labyrinth in which one may well lose one's way and fail to see the wood for the trees.
From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by Blore, George Henry
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
But the one disadvantage of a forest is that one may lose one's way in it.
From The Crimes of England by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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
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)
