'lost' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'lost' with 20 example sentences.
- lost adjective
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: no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
: spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
: not gained or won
: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
: cannot be recovered or regained
: not caught with the senses or the mind
: deeply absorbed in thought
: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
: unable to function; without help
- lost noun
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: people who are destined to die soon
He seems to have lost his patience.
You've lost some weight, haven't you?
We got lost in the cave.
He lost his son in a car accident.
He almost lost his balance.
I lost someone very important to me.
It's as if we had lost our identity.
I've lost my credit card.
I lost a lot of blood.
They lost the key to their hotel room.
He lost a fortune in the stock market.
She almost lost her eye.
I lost track of time.
It's easy to get lost, so please be careful.
One million people lost their lives in the war.
They lost the DNA sample.
I've never lost hope.
She lost her reading glasses.
They told me they'd lost their watches.
I lost my favorite pen.