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
"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
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)
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
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
