lose it

Example Sentences

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“If you start, I’ll lose it, and then where will we be?”

From Literature

The estate-tax exemption was also a “use it or lose it” system, so couples had to create trusts to maximize each person’s exemption or the surviving spouse’s estate would face higher taxes.

From Barron's

"I am not an impetuous person. I think things through. I have the serenity not to lose it under tension and under pressure. I consult. I hear. And I am brave. I take risks."

From Barron's

Now, with the news that Brewdog is preparing itself to be sold, he's resigned to the risk of losing it all.

From BBC

Banks admits she “went too far. You know, I lost it.”

From Los Angeles Times