total loss
Example Sentences
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Her miscarriages, she said, were like having "all your dreams for gorgeous happy moments come crashing down" - from planning to a future with a child to total loss.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
About 329 vessels are currently operating in the Gulf, and each would need coverage for oil pollution, salvage, hull damage, and third-party liability in the event of a total loss, Keneva said.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Czin, currently a fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, said Xi is stripping the high command “down to its studs,” demonstrating a total loss of patience with the military institution itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
But the the total loss of a free-thinking community isn’t all that satisfying, either.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Anyone but Lee Chong would have considered the transaction a total loss.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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