Wondering how to use Lost in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as confused or wasted.

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Lost in a sentence

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Lost meaning

simple past and past participle of lose

Synonyms of Lost

confused bemused irrecoverable unrecoverable doomed cursed found straying wasted squandered missing gone misplaced mislaid disoriented

Example sentences (20)

He finds himself lost on campus after the opening ceremony, where he meets another lost student, Mitsuo Yanagisawa.

Otherwise, these cohorts will represent not just a lost generation but rather multiple lost generations,” he added.

The total amount of lost to bank fraud in 2023 was surpassed by the amount lost in just the second quarter of 2024.

The Samurais lost early wickets – by the fifth over, they had lost three wickets with only five runs on the board.

If you accidentally lost your travel buddy in Fallout 4, here's all you need to know to locate your lost Companions.

Two Tiv persons needlessly lost their lives in this attack with many more valuable properties lost,” he disclosed.

In 2018, Sophie Smith, from Radcliffe, lost her life when someone lost control of their car at one of the events.

Vaishali lost to Humpy; Divya bt Kosteniuk; Gunina lost to Goryachkina; Harika drew with Dzagnidze; Lagno bt Vantika.

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Many who lost their homes also lost their solar panels, and local authorities haven’t distributed replacements.

Blades have lost their last two away games but haven't lost three in the row in the Championship since 2017.

She said that while she lost her eldest son to the fire, her children “lost their mother as they knew her”.

The crowd changed from mourning those lost in battle to mourning one lost in the waves of Belleville Lake.

The UUP lost a seat to the DUP in Magherafelt, and in Torrent SF lost out to an Independent, Dan Kerr.

Raides of the Lost Archives: Lost Glasgow memories of trips 'Doon the Watter', with the Queen Mary II steamer in the background.

And though she might not be lost physically, it’s also clear as the movie goes on that she might be a little lost metaphorically.

Jackie Hernandez and Isabella Broach lost 6-0 in the first and lost 6-4 in a much tighter second set.

My son lost his daughter and son,” Judy White-Allen told “My other kids lost their niece and nephew.

For the Burnham United firsts, they lost away from home 5-2 against Saltford, while the reserves lost 9-0 away at Yatton & Cleeve.

The father also said he had lost money due to medical expenses and had lost his earning capacity.

McLeish knew his job was perhaps already lost, but there was no way that match could be lost too.

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Common combinations with lost

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • have lost 32×
  • lost to 31×
  • lost their 31×
  • they lost 22×
  • lost the 19×
  • lost his 18×
  • and lost 17×
  • lost in 16×
  • has lost 16×
  • we lost 16×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lost" in a sentence?
An example: "He finds himself lost on campus after the opening ceremony, where he meets another lost student, Mitsuo Yanagisawa." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "lost" from real English texts.
What does "lost" mean?
Lost means: simple past and past participle of lose
What are synonyms of "lost"?
Common synonyms of "lost" include: confused, bemused, irrecoverable, unrecoverable, doomed, cursed, found, straying. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "lost" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "lost", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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