lost cause
Example Sentences
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If you were considered a lost cause, how were you able to make such a surprising comeback?
From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025
The season is far from a lost cause.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
He tried, moving trash cans and nudging back, then reluctantly concluding it was a lost cause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Red Bull's Verstappen has turned a seemingly lost cause into a thrilling late, if unexpected, charge for a fifth title.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
Still—call it the deepest of desires smack up against a lost cause.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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