lose the thread
Example Sentences
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The reporters by then were beginning to lose the thread.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023
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 • Jan. 7, 2022
I had to jump around quite a bit, and I imagine that people less familiar with the science could easily lose the thread.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2021
Whenever he tried to read anything substantial, Carr wrote, “I get fidgety, lose the thread, begin looking for something else to do. … The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle.”
From Slate • Aug. 16, 2018
Several times I thought I’d lose the thread of the story, and only sheer effort kept it going.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
