lose one's way
Example Sentences
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But the one disadvantage of a forest is that one may lose one's way in it.
From The Crimes of England by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
Nothing, indeed, is more common than to lose one's way in the steppes, nor is it at all necessary to that end that one should fall out of his sledge.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Once the lay-out of New York has been mastered—its avenues and numbered cross streets—it is the most difficult city in the world in which to lose one's way.
From Roving East and Roving West by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
A fall that dazes one even for a few minutes is liable to befuddle one as to direction and cause one to lose one's way.
From A Mountain Boyhood by Comstock, Enos B. (Enos Benjamin)
But it is easy to lose one's way upon a mountain-peak, and the hills presented no clear definition to me.
From Jacqueline of Golden River by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)
