lose ground

Example Sentences

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Phil Spencer, 58 years old, will depart after helping to build the company up as a videogames powerhouse only to see it lose ground in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Equities tend to lose ground as such uncertainty rises, as investors demand greater potential return to compensate for the additional risk.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

The result means Norris, who also scored the point for fastest lap, reduced Verstappen’s championship lead by three points on a day he would have started expecting to lose ground.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

McIlroy entered the day three shots behind Schauffele, but managed to lose ground despite not making a bogey.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

But all students in a bad school, black and white, do lose ground to students in good schools.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt