lose

[luːz]

Definition:
1. Fail to win.
2. Allow to go out of sight.
3. Place (something) where one cannot find it again.

Use 'lose' in a sentence:

1. Without continued learning, graduates will lose their intellectual vitality.
2. I lost a whole lot of money.
3. He lost the use of his legs in an accident.
4. Chris will either have to take his queen's knight and lose his own knight, or he'll lose a rook.
5. If they overestimate, they lose revenue.
6. He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
7. They lose their entitlement to welfare when they start work.
8. Say you lose your job: what would you do then?
9. He lost no time in setting out for London.
10. I'm still looking for that lost file.
11. Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.
12. Sit down or you'll lose your seat.
13. We must not lose sight of our original aim.
14. The minute you do this, you'll lose control.
15. Babies lose heat much faster than adults.
16. We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.
17. The poor little thing! It's lost its mother.
18. But I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost!
19. In the end they lose millions, perhaps billions.
20. His stores stand to lose millions of dollars.
21. It's hard to see how they can lose.
22. We would be lost without your help.
23. The director has the most to lose.
24. Stay close together ─ I don't want anyone to get lost.
25. They worried that German companies would lose business.
26. In my job one tends to lose touch with friends.
27. He's lost two lives, so he's only got one left.
28. Don't lose it — it's special.
29. "We cannot lose the war!" he shouted exultantly.
30. Her life seemed to have lost all meaning.
31. Hurry— there's no time to lose !
32. Children lose their innocence as they grow older.
33. The agency has lost several of its most important accounts.
34. She's trying to lose a stone.
35. No one likes to lose.
36. He lost his place in the first team.
37. I don't want to lose my place in the line.
38. We don't want to run the risk of losing their business.
39. She lost it, just as I said she would.
40. Losing in the first round was a shock to the system.
41. The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors.
42. My application got lost in the post.
43. They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
44. He had tasted freedom only to lose it again.
45. With the coming of modern technology, many jobs were lost.
46. I seemed to have lost the power of speech.
47. He had lost the power of speech.
48. Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.
49. By that time I had lost interest in the idea.
50. We've lost a lot of custom since prices went up.
51. Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self.
52. She has lost all sense of direction in her life.
53. His illness caused him to lose his memory.
54. The Democrats will probably lose control of Congress.
55. Thousands of working days were lost through strikes last year.
56. Do you mean to say you've lost it?
57. She lost control of her car on the ice.
58. As we age we lose muscle tissue.
59. People often lose confidence when they are criticized.