Lost

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"Lost" in a Sentence (19 examples)

One million people lost their lives in the war.

I have lost my wallet.

Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.

I lost my inspiration.

The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost luggage.

You can't get lost in big cities; there are maps everywhere!

You must compensate him for the money he lost.

You should not give him up for lost.

We thought we would write out the directions, in case you got lost.

Unless you make a decision quickly, the opportunity will be lost.

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The children were soon lost in the forest.

Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.

an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd

a lost limb; lost honour

a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit; no time should be lost

a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul

They struck me also as being of surpassing interest as representing, probably with studious accuracy, the last rites of the dead as practised among an utterly lost people, and even then I thought how envious some antiquarian friends of my own at Cambridge would be if ever I found an opportunity of describing these wonderful remains to them.

lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour

to be lost in thought

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