be lost
Example Sentences
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Ceding federal lands is also anathema to land preservation groups, which expressed dismay at the idea that any piece of Yosemite might be lost, no matter how small.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
When quizzed as to whether the whole narrative surrounding the IPO momentum could be lost if cheaper Chinese competition starts to eat into the market share, Ahn is realistic: “That’s a possibility, yes.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The findings show how a better understanding of the boundary between heat and useful work could help researchers take advantage of energy that might otherwise appear to be lost.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Five hundred acres of soybeans will be saved, but opportunities for Nodaway citizens to have a career and make a good life in northwest Missouri will be lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
‘Yea,’ he said; ‘for though the Stones be lost, they say, still the lords of Gondor have keener sight than lesser men, and many messages come to them. But sit now!’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
