lose the thread

Example Sentences

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This is the moment where so many Thanksgiving tables lose the thread.

From Salon

Then, something would distract him, and he’d lose the thread.

From Salon

“If I can fill in some of those words via captions and subtitles, then it helps me continue to understand the conversation and not lose the thread.”

From Scientific American

The reporters by then were beginning to lose the thread.

From Washington Post

The problem is if they dump the puck, lose a battle or lose the thread of the play, as they often have, the offense doesn’t create much.

From Seattle Times