total loss
Example Sentences
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To prevent total loss, seeds were collected from the strongest surviving population and cultivated at Kew, establishing a secure seed stock for future restoration without further pressure on wild plants.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
At first, Kwatra confessed to the charges in a handwritten note that Saks security officials provided to police, and he pegged the total loss to Saks at $429,400, according to the complaint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The Collaboratory’s new job center had just opened to place local workers with opportunities — even if just to volunteer for a sense of purpose amid total loss.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
With this push-pull dynamic, Bronstein paints an honest portrait of a character whose best is never quite good enough, questioning if it’s possible to regain footing after a total loss of control.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025
It was anger, partly, but it was also a sense of pure and total loss: I didn’t fit anymore.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
