lose it
Example Sentences
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“Investors who lost money in 2008 didn’t lose it because they panicked too early. They lost it because they paid attention too late.”
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
To lose it would mean to vanish a snapshot of what makes this city glorious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
But the investors who lost money in 2008 didn’t lose it because they panicked too early.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
"I am the one who sets the rules in the household about phone use, and if for whatever reason I don't think they're using it appropriately, then they'll lose it."
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
But he did not dare throw it and lose it: it was not a thing that could be thrown.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
