lost ground
Example Sentences
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This is the second month in a row that wages have lost ground against consumer prices, following a disastrous March.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The Conservatives have also lost ground while Reform UK had a good night, winning over 350 council seats and gaining control of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Havering.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
In recent years, the company had lost ground to new rivals, closed stores and cut staff.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
It lost ground to other carriers after a failed bid to overhaul its business-travel strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
All that he was concerned about was the possibility that he might not have time sufficient to do it in, regain his lost ground in.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
